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.

宁死不屈

nìng sǐ bù qū

‘宁死不屈’ is a four-character idiom expressing

宁可

nìng kě

宁可 (nìng kě) is a conjunction meaning 'would r

安宁

ān níng

Ān níng literally combines 安 (ān, 'peace, safe

寥寞

liáo mò

‘寥寞’ is a literary, somewhat classical compoun

清寞

qīng mò

‘清寞’ is a literary, poetic noun meaning 'seren

孤寞

gū mò

孤寞 (gū mò) is an evocative literary adjective

冷寞

lěng mò

‘冷寞’ is an adjective describing a person’s de

落寞

luò mò

落寞 (luò mò) is an evocative two-character adje

孤寂

gūjì

孤寂 (gūjì) is an evocative two-character adject

寂寥

jìliáo

寂寥 (jìliáo) is an elegant, literary adjective

寂然

jìrán

寂然 (jìrán) is an adverb meaning 'in complete s

寂寞

jìmò

寂寞 (jìmò) is an adjective describing a deep, q

宿命

sù mìng

‘宿命’ (sù mìng) literally means 'lodged fate'

宿愿

sù yuàn

‘宿愿’ literally combines 宿 (sù), meaning ‘lo

宣泄

xuān xiè

宣泄 (xuān xiè) is a verb meaning 'to vent' or '

守口如瓶

shǒu kǒu rú píng

‘守口如瓶’ is an idiom meaning to keep a secret

守候

shǒu hòu

守候 (shǒu hòu) is a compound verb meaning 'to w

脸嫩

liǎn nèn

‘脸嫩’ literally means 'face tender' — combinin

寡妇

guǎ fù

'Guǎ fù' literally combines 寡 (guǎ), meaning '

娱情

yú qíng

'Yú qíng' literally combines 'yú' (to entertain

自娱

zì yú

‘Zì yú’ literally means ‘self-amusement’ —

威望

wēi wàng

威望 (wēi wàng) is a compound noun meaning 'pres

威胁

wēi xié

威胁 (wēi xié) is a compound word meaning 'threa

姿色

zīsè

姿色 (zīsè) literally combines 姿 (zī), meaning

姿容

zīróng

姿容 (zīróng) is a literary and elegant noun mea

姻缘

yīn yuán

‘姻缘’ (yīn yuán) literally combines ‘姻’ (y

委实

wěi shí

委实 is a literary and emphatic adverb meaning 'tr

姑息

gū xī

‘姑息’ is a formal, literary noun meaning ‘indu

妨忌

fáng jì

妨忌 is a formal or literary verb meaning 'to be j

玄妙

xuán miào

‘玄妙’ (xuán miào) is an adjective describing

妙语

miào yǔ

‘妙语’ literally combines ‘妙’ (miào), meanin

美妙

měi miào

美妙 is an adjective meaning 'delightful', 'exquis

红尘

hóng chén

‘Red dust’ (hóng chén) is a poetic, classical

尘世

chén shì

尘世 (chén shì) literally combines 尘 (chén), m

涂炭

tú tàn

涂炭 is a classical Chinese compound meaning 'deva

执着

zhí zhuó

执着 (zhí zhuó) is an adjective meaning 'persist

坦诚

tǎn chéng

坦诚 (tǎn chéng) is an adjective meaning 'sincer

坦然

tǎn rán

‘坦然’ is an adverb meaning 'calmly' or 'without

坦荡

tǎn dàng

坦荡 (tǎn dàng) is an adjective describing a per

坦率

tǎn shuài

坦率 (tǎn shuài) is an adjective meaning 'candid