Browse "Adjective" 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.

充分

chōng fēn

充分 (chōng fēn) is an adjective meaning 'suffic

傻里傻气

shǎ lǐ shǎ qì

'Shǎ lǐ shǎ qì' is a reduplicated, onomatopoei

傻愣愣

shǎ lèng lèng

‘傻愣愣’ is a reduplicated, expressive adjective

傻乎乎

shǎ hū hū

'Shǎ hū hū' is a reduplicated, adverbial-adject

催泪

cuīlèi

‘催泪’ literally means ‘to urge tears’ — comb

宏伟

hóng wěi

宏伟 (hóng wěi) is an adjective meaning 'grand',

伟岸

wěi àn

‘伟岸’ is an elegant, literary adjective used pr

伟大

wěi dà

伟大 (wěi dà) is an adjective meaning 'great', '

面面俱到

miàn miàn jù dào

面面俱到 literally means 'every surface fully reac

声色俱厉

shēng sè jù lì

'Shēng sè jù lì' literally means 'voice and ex

与生俱来

yǔ shēng jù lái

'Yǔ shēng jù lái' literally means 'to come tog

俱备

jù bèi

俱备 is an adjective meaning 'fully prepared' or '

俱全

jù quán

俱全 is an adjective meaning 'complete' or 'fully

庸俗

yōng sú

庸俗 (yōng sú) is an adjective meaning 'vulgar'

通俗

tōng sú

‘通俗’ (tōng sú) is an adjective meaning ‘pop

英俊

yīng jùn

英俊 (yīng jùn) is an adjective used almost excl

俊俏

jùn qiào

‘俊俏’ (jùn qiào) is an adjective describing s

俊美

jùn měi

‘俊美’ is an adjective describing someone or som

短促

duǎn cù

短促 (duǎn cù) is an adjective meaning 'brief',

急促

jí cù

急促 (jí cù) is an adjective meaning 'rapid', 'h

神似

shénsì

‘神似’ (shénsì) literally combines ‘shén’ (

酷似

kùsì

酷似 (kùsì) is an adjective meaning 'uncannily s

类似

lèisì

'类似' (lèisì) is an adjective meaning 'similar

相似

xiāngsì

'相似' (xiāngsì) is an adjective meaning 'simila

仿生

fǎng shēng

‘仿生’ (fǎng shēng) literally means ‘imitatin

仿古

fǎng gǔ

'仿古' (fǎng gǔ) literally means 'imitating anti

时令

shí lìng

Shí lìng literally combines shí (time, season)

不乖

bù guāi

'Bù guāi' literally means 'not obedient' — 'bù

乖僻

guāi pì

‘乖僻’ (guāi pì) is a literary, somewhat archa

乖巧

guāi qiǎo

乖巧 (guāi qiǎo) is an adjective describing some

乏味

fá wèi

乏味 (fá wèi) is an adjective meaning 'bland,' '

乏力

fá lì

'乏力' (fá lì) literally combines '乏' (fá), me

丑陋

chǒu lòu

丑陋 (chǒu lòu) is an adjective meaning 'ugly' o

形影不离

xíng yǐng bù lí

'Xíng yǐng bù lí' literally means 'form and sh

国产

guó chǎn

国产 (guó chǎn) literally means 'country-produce

沉默

chén mò

沉默 (chén mò) literally combines 沉 (chén, 'to

低盐

dī yán

'Low-salt' (dī yán) is an adjective describing f

惊慌

jīng huāng

‘惊慌’ is a compound word formed by combining tw

惊险

jīng xiǎn

‘惊险’ (jīng xiǎn) is an adjective meaning 'th

骄奢

jiāo shē

骄奢 (jiāo shē) is a compound adjective formed f