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.

坦白

tǎn bái

坦白 literally combines 坦 (tǎn, 'open, level, un

团聚

tuán jù

‘团聚’ (tuán jù) literally combines ‘团’ (tu

团结

tuán jié

团结 (tuán jié) means 'solidarity' as a noun and

团圆

tuán yuán

‘团圆’ literally combines ‘团’ (tuán), meanin

外圆内方

wài yuán nèi fāng

‘Wài yuán nèi fāng’ is a classical Chinese i

圆滑

yuán huá

‘圆滑’ literally combines ‘round’ (圆) and ‘s

圆满

yuán mǎn

‘圆满’ (yuán mǎn) is an adjective describing s

固执

gù zhí

固执 (gù zhí) is an adjective meaning 'stubborn'

固然

gù rán

固然是一个 classical yet still widely used conjunc

威吓

wēi hè

威吓 (wēi hè) means 'intimidation' or 'coercion'

吓人

xià rén

‘吓人’ (xià rén) literally combines ‘吓’ (to

吓唬

xià hu

‘吓唬’ is a disyllabic verb meaning to bluff or

器重

qì zhòng

‘器重’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to v

成器

chéng qì

'Chéng qì' literally means 'to become a vessel'

嘉会

jiā huì

‘嘉会’ is a classical and literary noun meaning

嘉言

jiā yán

'Jiā yán' literally combines 嘉 (jiā), meaning

嘉许

jiā xǔ

嘉许 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to approve

嘉奖

jiā jiǎng

‘嘉奖’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to commend’ o

嗯?

ń?

‘嗯?’ (ń?) is a rising-tone interjection formed

唔嗯

wú ń

'唔嗯' is a compound interjection formed by blendi

嗯嗯嗯

ń ń ń

‘嗯嗯嗯’ is a reduplicated interjection formed b

嗯哼

ń hng

‘嗯哼’ is a nasal, two-syllable interjection tha

嗯啊

ń ā

‘嗯啊’ (ń ā) is a soft, drawn-out interjection

嗯嗯

ń ń

"嗯嗯" is a reduplicated interjection formed by re

金嗓子

jīn sǎng zi

‘Jīn sǎng zi’ literally means ‘golden voice’

喊救命

hǎn jiù mìng

‘喊救命’ literally means ‘shout for help’ — i

喊冤

hǎn yuān

'Hǎn yuān' literally combines 'hǎn' (to shout,

友善

yǒu shàn

友善 (yǒu shàn) is an adjective meaning 'friendl

善意

shàn yì

善意 (shàn yì) is a noun meaning 'goodwill' or '

善良

shàn liáng

善良 (shàn liáng) is an adjective meaning 'kind'

启发

qǐ fā

启发 (qǐ fā) is a verb meaning 'to inspire' or '

唯命是从

wéi mìng shì cóng

'Wéi mìng shì cóng' literally breaks down as '

唯恐

wéi kǒng

‘唯恐’ is a classical and formal conjunction mea

唉呦喂

āi yōu wèi

‘唉呦喂’ is a highly expressive, folksy interjec

唉哼

āi hng

‘唉哼’ is a two-character interjection that mimi

唉唉

āi āi

'Āi āi' is a reduplicated interjection formed by

唉呀

āi ya

‘唉呀’ is an interjection used to express sudden

唉哟

āi yo

‘Āi yo’ is a common, informal interjection used

唉声叹气

āi shēng tàn qì

‘Āi shēng tàn qì’ literally combines four ch

明哲

míng zhé

‘Míng zhé’ is a classical Chinese compound mea