Browse "Emotions" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

奉若神明

fèng ruò shén míng

'Fèng ruò shén míng' literally means 'to offer

奉承

fèng chéng

‘奉承’ is a verb meaning to flatter someone insi

央告

yāng gào

‘央告’ (yāng gào) is a verb meaning 'to plead

央求

yāng qiú

‘央求’ is a compound verb meaning 'to earnestly

未央

wèi yāng

‘未央’ is a classical Chinese compound meaning

豪壮

háo zhuàng

豪壮 (háo zhuàng) is an adjective describing a b

野心

yě xīn

‘野心’ literally combines ‘yě’ (wild, untamed

堕入

duòrù

‘堕入’ is a compound verb meaning 'to sink into'

堕落

duòluò

'堕落' (duòluò) is a compound noun meaning 'mora

坠入

zhuì rù

‘坠入’ is a compound verb meaning 'to plunge int

堪忧

kān yōu

堪忧 is an adjective meaning 'cause for concern' o

难堪

nán kān

难堪 (nán kān) is an adjective meaning 'embarras

不堪

bù kān

不堪 (bù kān) is an adjective meaning 'unbearabl

堂堂

tángtáng

‘Tángtáng’ is a reduplicated adjective formed

埋没

mái mò

埋没 (mái mò) is a transitive verb meaning 'to s

垂涎

chuí xián

垂涎 literally means 'to let saliva drip down' —

垂青

chuí qīng

'Chuí qīng' literally combines 'chuí' (to lower

火坑

huǒ kēng

火坑 (huǒ kēng) literally means 'fire pit' — co

圣贤

shèng xián

‘Shèng xián’ is a classical compound noun refe

圣人

shèng rén

'Shèng rén' literally combines 'shèng' (sacred,

嚼蜡

jiáo là

‘嚼蜡’ (jiáo là) literally means 'to chew wax'

嚼舌根

jiáo shé gēn

‘嚼舌根’ literally means ‘chewing the tongue ro

嚷叫

rǎng jiào

嚷叫 is a compound verb meaning 'to yell' or 'to c

大嚷

dà rǎng

‘大嚷’ is a verb meaning 'to shout loudly' or 't

嚷嚷

rǎng rǎng

‘嚷嚷’ is a reduplicated verb meaning to grumble

叫嚷

jiào rǎng

‘叫嚷’ is a compound verb meaning 'to shout loud

嘿然无语

hēi rán wú yǔ

‘嘿然无语’ is a literary, four-character idiom m

嘿哟

hēi yō

嘿哟 (hēi yō) is a colloquial, onomatopoeic inte

嘿然

hēi rán

嘿然 (hēi rán) is a literary, somewhat formal ad

嘿嘿

hēi hēi

嘿嘿 (hēi hēi) is an onomatopoeic interjection t

嘲笑声

cháo xiào shēng

‘嘲笑声’ literally combines three characters: ‘

讥嘲

jī cháo

讥嘲 is a literary, formal verb meaning 'to mock c

冷嘲热讽

lěng cháo rè fěng

‘冷嘲热讽’ is a four-character idiom that litera

嘲弄

cháo nòng

嘲弄 (cháo nòng) is a verb meaning 'to taunt' or

嘲讽

cháo fěng

嘲讽 is a compound verb meaning 'to satirize' or '

啸傲

xiào ào

‘啸傲’ is a classical Chinese compound verb mean

唠不完

làobùwán

‘唠不完’ literally combines ‘lào’ (to chat id

唠得欢

làodehuān

'Làodehuān' is an adverbial phrase describing th

哗然

huá rán

‘哗然’ is a literary noun describing a sudden, c

哗众取宠

huá zhòng qǔ chǒng

'Huá zhòng qǔ chǒng' literally means 'to stir