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.

唆哄

suōhǒng

唆哄 is a disyllabic verb meaning to coax, entice,

哼唧

hēng jī

‘哼唧’ (hēng jī) is a reduplicated onomatopoei

冷哼

lěng hēng

‘冷哼’ is a compound noun or interjection that l

哦声

ó shēng

'Ó shēng' literally means 'oh sound' — it refer

哦咦

ó yī

'Ó yī' is a dialectal interjection—common in no

哦呵

ó hē

'Ó hē' is a lighthearted, colloquial interjectio

哦然

ó rán

‘哦然’ is an archaic literary noun meaning ‘a s

哦哟

ó yō

‘哦哟’ is a two-character interjection used to e

哇呀

wā yā

'Wow-ya' (wā yā) is an expressive interjection u

哇呜

wā wū

‘哇呜’ is an expressive interjection used to con

哇哈哈

wā hā hā

'Wā hā hā' is an onomatopoeic interjection that

哇咔咔

wā kā kā

'Wow-kā-kā' (wā kā kā) is a playful, exaggera

哇哦

wā ó

‘哇哦’ is an expressive interjection used to con

哇塞

wā sāi

'Wā sāi' is a colloquial interjection expressing

哄传

hōng chuán

'Hōng chuán' literally combines 'hōng'—a chara

哄动

hōng dòng

‘哄动’ is a verb meaning ‘to cause a sensation

起哄

qǐ hòng

起哄 is a verb meaning 'to egg on' or 'to join in

哄堂大笑

hōng táng dà xiào

'Hōng táng dà xiào' literally means 'roar the

兴高采烈

xìng gāo cǎi liè

‘兴高采烈’ is a four-character idiom (chengyu) d

哀思

āi sī

‘Āi sī’ is a literary and solemn noun meaning

哀伤

āi shāng

Āi shāng is a compound word formed from two char

哀乐

āi yuè

Āi yuè literally combines 哀 (āi), meaning 'gri

哀悼

āi dào

Āi dào is a formal, solemn verb meaning 'to mour

悲哀

bēi āi

‘悲哀’ is a compound word formed by two characte

哽咽

gěng yè

"Gěng yè" describes the physical and emotional e

咋回事

zǎ huí shì

'Zǎ huí shì' is an informal, spoken expression

咋说

zǎ shuō

'Zǎ shuō' is a colloquial, conversational expres

咋办

zǎ bàn

'Zǎ bàn' is an informal, spoken expression meani

咀含

jǔ hán

‘咀含’ (jǔ hán) is a literary, somewhat poetic

咀咏

jǔ yǒng

'Jǔ yǒng' literally combines 咀 (to chew, metaph

呻呼

shēn hū

‘呻呼’ is a disyllabic verb meaning to groan or

呻号

shēn hào

'Shēn hào' is a literary and emotionally intense

呻吟

shēn yín

呻吟 (shēn yín) is a verb meaning 'to moan' or '

笑呵呵

xiào hē hē

‘笑呵呵’ is a reduplicated adjective that vividl

呵问

hē wèn

‘呵问’ is a literary and forceful verb meaning t

呵责

hē zé

呵责 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to reprima

呵斥

hē chì

呵斥 is a formal, slightly literary verb meaning '

吼出

hǒu chū

‘吼出’ is a compound verb meaning 'to roar out'

狂吼

kuáng hǒu

狂吼 literally combines 狂 (kuáng, 'wild', 'frenz

怒吼

nù hǒu

‘怒吼’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to roar with