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.

气愤

qì fèn

气愤 (qì fèn) is an adjective meaning 'indignant

悬殊

xuán shū

悬殊 (xuán shū) is an adjective meaning 'great d

殊胜

shū shèng

殊胜 (shū shèng) is a classical Chinese compound

殊死

shū sǐ

殊死 (shū sǐ) is an adjective meaning 'desperate

歪斜

wāi xié

‘歪斜’ is a compound adjective meaning ‘askew’

武装

wǔ zhuāng

'武装' (wǔ zhuāng) literally combines 武 (wǔ),

欣悦

xīn yuè

欣悦 (xīn yuè) is a literary and somewhat formal

欢欣

huān xīn

欢欣 is a literary and formal adjective meaning 'j

欣慰

xīn wèi

欣慰 is an adjective meaning 'reassured and gratif

欣喜

xīn xǐ

欣喜 is a compound word formed by combining two ch

欠考虑

qiàn kǎo lǜ

欠考虑 literally means 'lacking consideration' —

低档

dī dàng

'低档' (dī dàng) is an adjective meaning 'low-en

高档

gāo dàng

‘高档’ (gāo dàng) is an adjective meaning 'hig

桃色

táo sè

‘桃色’ (táo sè) literally combines ‘peach’ (

桃红

táo hóng

‘Táo hóng’ literally combines ‘táo’ (peach)

柔顺

róu shùn

柔顺 (róu shùn) is an adjective meaning 'obedien

柔软

róu ruǎn

柔软 (róu ruǎn) is an adjective meaning 'soft' o

柔和

róu hé

柔和 (róu hé) is an adjective meaning 'gentle' o

未知

wèi zhī

‘未知’ literally combines ‘未’ (wèi), meaning

清朗

qīng lǎng

清朗 (qīng lǎng) is an adjective describing some

明朗

míng lǎng

明朗 (míng lǎng) is an adjective meaning 'clear

似曾相识

sìcéngxiāngshí

'似曾相识' literally means 'seemingly have met bef

头晕

tóu yùn

'Tóu yùn' literally means 'head dizziness' — co

睿智

ruì zhì

睿智 (ruì zhì) is an elegant, formal adjective m

敌对

dí duì

敌对 (dí duì) is an adjective meaning 'hostile'

敬爱

jìng ài

敬爱 (jìng ài) is a compound word expressing dee

敬业

jìng yè

敬业 (jìng yè) literally combines 敬 (jìng), me

勤敏

qín mǐn

勤敏 is a compound adjective formed by combining

过敏

guò mǐn

过敏 (guòmǐn) literally combines 过 (guò, 'exce

敏感

mǐn gǎn

敏感 (mǐn gǎn) is an adjective meaning 'sensitiv

敏锐

mǐn ruì

敏 (mǐn) means 'quick', 'sensitive', or 'alert',

敏捷

mǐn jié

敏捷 (mǐn jié) is an adjective meaning 'agile' o

拥挤

yōng jǐ

拥挤 (yōng jǐ) is an adjective meaning 'crowded'

挡风

dǎng fēng

‘挡风’ literally means ‘to block wind’ — 挡 (

手撕

shǒu sī

'Hand-torn' (shǒu sī) is a compound adjective fo

摩登

módēng

‘摩登’ is a phonetic loanword from the English w

抢眼

qiǎng yǎn

‘抢眼’ literally means ‘to snatch the eye’—a

抢手

qiǎng shǒu

‘抢手’ literally combines ‘抢’ (to snatch, gra

损人利己

sǔn rén lì jǐ

‘损人利己’ literally means ‘harm others and ben

构不着

gòu bu zháo

构不着 (gòu bu zháo) is an adjective meaning 'be