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.

无怨

wú yuàn

‘无怨’ literally means ‘without resentment’ —

怨气

yuàn qì

怨气 (yuàn qì) literally combines 怨 (yuàn), me

恩怨

ēn yuàn

‘恩怨’ (ēn yuàn) literally combines ‘ēn’ (f

怨恨

yuàn hèn

怨恨 (yuàn hèn) is a compound word expressing de

埋怨

mán yuàn

埋怨 means 'to blame silently or inwardly' — not

忽冷忽热

hū lěng hū rè

‘忽冷忽热’ literally means 'suddenly cold, sudde

念旧

niàn jiù

‘念旧’ literally combines ‘念’ (to think of, t

忍心

rěn xīn

忍心 is a verb meaning 'to have the heart to (do s

隐忍

yǐn rěn

隐忍 means 'to conceal and endure (quietly)' — a

忍让

rěn ràng

忍让 (rěn ràng) is a compound verb meaning 'to y

忍不住

rěn bù zhù

"Rěn bù zhù" literally means "cannot endure/wit

忍耐

rěn nài

忍耐 (rěn nài) is a compound noun meaning 'forbe

透彻

tòu chè

透彻 (tòu chè) is an adjective meaning 'penetrat

彻悟

chè wù

彻悟 (chè wù) describes a profound, sudden reali

德高望重

dé gāo wàng zhòng

德高望重 literally means 'virtue high, prestige we

恩德

ēn dé

恩德 (ēn dé) is a formal, literary noun meaning

德行

dé xíng

德行 (dé xíng) literally combines 德 (dé), mean

待嫁

dài jià

‘待嫁’ literally means ‘awaiting marriage’ —

强求

qiǎng qiú

‘强求’ is a verb meaning to insist on something

强硬

yìng qiáng

强硬 (yìng qiáng) is an adjective meaning 'tough

幼稚

yòu zhì

幼稚 (yòu zhì) is an adjective meaning 'immature

幻境

huàn jìng

‘幻境’ literally combines ‘幻’ (huàn), meanin

幻灭

huàn miè

‘幻灭’ (huàn miè) literally combines ‘幻’ (h

幻想

huàn xiǎng

‘幻想’ (huàn xiǎng) is a noun meaning ‘fantas

巴结

bā jie

‘巴结’ (bā jie) is a verb meaning ‘to curry fa

巴望

bā wàng

巴望 (bā wàng) is a verb meaning 'to long for an

彼岸

bǐ àn

彼岸 (bǐ àn) literally means 'the other shore'

不屈

bù qū

不屈 (bù qū) literally means 'not bending' — co

屈辱

qū rǔ

屈辱 (qū rǔ) is a compound noun meaning 'humilia

委屈

wěi qū

委屈 (wěi qū) describes the emotional state of f

屈服

qū fú

屈服 is a compound verb meaning 'to submit' or 'to

寻思

xún si

‘寻思’ is a literary and slightly formal verb me

寻觅

xún mì

寻觅 is a literary, two-character verb meaning 'to

宝宝

bǎo bǎo

宝宝 (bǎo bǎo) is a reduplicated, affectionate t

宠爱

chǒng ài

‘宠爱’ is a compound noun meaning 'doting affect

宽心

kuān xīn

‘宽心’ literally means ‘broaden the heart’ —

宽慰

kuān wèi

‘宽慰’ (kuān wèi) literally combines 宽 (kuān

宽厚

kuān hòu

宽厚 (kuān hòu) is an adjective describing a per

宽容

kuān róng

‘宽容’ (kuān róng) is a compound word meaning

息事宁人

xī shì níng rén

‘息事宁人’ literally means ‘to quell matters an