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.

吟唱

yín chàng

吟唱 (yín chàng) is a literary and expressive ve

吟哦

yín é

‘吟哦’ is a literary, rhythmic verb meaning to c

低吟

dī yín

‘低吟’ is a compound verb meaning to murmur or c

吟咏

yín yǒng

‘吟咏’ (yín yǒng) is a literary verb meaning t

吞声

tūn shēng

‘吞声’ literally means 'to swallow one’s voice'

吝教

lìn jiào

‘吝教’ is a modest, self-deprecating expression

吝色

lìn sè

‘吝色’ literally combines 吝 (lìn), meaning 'st

吝音

lìn yīn

‘吝音’ is an archaic, literary term meaning 'unw

吝于

lìn yú

‘吝于’ is a two-character phrase meaning 'reluct

吝惜

lìn xī

吝惜 is a verb meaning 'to grudge' or 'to withhold

吝啬

lìn sè

吝啬 is an adjective meaning 'stingy' or 'niggardl

君子

jūn zǐ

‘Jūn zǐ’ literally combines ‘jūn’ (ruler, s

吉言

jí yán

‘吉言’ literally combines ‘吉’ (jí), meaning

大吉

dà jí

‘Dà jí’ literally means ‘great auspiciousness

吉凶

jí xiōng

吉凶 is a classical compound noun meaning 'good an

叹吁

tàn xū

‘叹吁’ is a literary, somewhat formal verb meani

长吁短叹

cháng xū duǎn tàn

‘Cháng xū duǎn tàn’ literally means ‘long s

吁求

xū qiú

吁求 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to plead

叮咛

dīng níng

‘叮咛’ is a reduplicated verb meaning to admonis

唠叨

láo dāo

‘唠叨’ is a reduplicated verb meaning to nag or

叨唠

dāo láo

‘叨唠’ (dāo láo) is a colloquial, reduplicated

反叛

fǎn pàn

反叛 (fǎn pàn) is a compound word meaning 'rebel

叛徒

pàn tú

‘叛徒’ (pàn tú) is a compound noun meaning 'tr

背叛

bèi pàn

‘背叛’ is a compound verb meaning 'to betray' —

卸下

xiè xià

卸下 literally means 'to unload downward'—'卸' (x

卓立

zhuó lì

卓立 (zhuó lì) is a literary, formal verb meanin

卓绝

zhuó jué

‘卓绝’ is an adjective meaning 'preeminent' or '

卓尔不群

zhuó ěr bù qún

‘卓尔不群’ is a classical Chinese idiom describi

卓识

zhuó shí

‘卓识’ (zhuó shí) is a formal, literary noun m

卑怯

bēi qiè

卑怯 (bēi qiè) is an adjective meaning 'cowardly

卑鄙

bēi bǐ

‘卑鄙’ (bēi bǐ) is an adjective meaning ‘desp

自卑

zì bēi

自卑 (zì bēi) literally means 'self-low' — 自 (

卑微

bēi wēi

卑微 (bēi wēi) is an adjective meaning 'humble'

谦卑

qiān bēi

谦卑 is a compound word expressing deep humility a

勾起

gōu qǐ

‘勾起’ is a transitive verb meaning 'to evoke' o

勾住

gōu zhù

‘勾住’ is a compound verb formed by ‘勾’ (gōu

勉力

miǎn lì

勉力 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to exert o

共勉

gòng miǎn

‘共勉’ is a concise, elegant phrase meaning 'let

自勉

zì miǎn

自勉 is a verb meaning 'to exhort oneself' or 'to

勉强

miǎn qiǎng

‘勉强’ is an adverb meaning 'reluctantly' or 'wi