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.

构得着

gòu de zháo

‘构得着’ is an informal, colloquial adjective me

构用

gòu yòng

构用 (gòu yòng) is an adjective meaning 'suffici

不知所措

bù zhī suǒ cuò

‘不知所措’ literally means ‘does not know where

措手不及

cuò shǒu bù jí

‘措手不及’ literally means ‘no time to arrange

恋旧

liàn jiù

恋旧 (liàn jiù) literally combines 恋 (liàn), m

恋家

liàn jiā

‘恋家’ literally means ‘to be attached to home

恳切

kěn qiè

恳切 (kěn qiè) is an adjective meaning 'earnest'

无可奈何

wú kě nài hé

‘无可奈何’ is an adjective meaning ‘helpless’

遗憾

yí hàn

遗憾 (yí hàn) expresses a feeling of regret or d

喜庆

xǐ qìng

喜庆 (xǐ qìng) is an adjective meaning 'festive'

慧黠

huì xiá

‘慧黠’ is an elegant, literary adjective describ

秀慧

xiù huì

秀慧 (xiù huì) is a literary, poetic adjective d

深惭

shēn cán

深惭 is a formal, literary adjective meaning 'deep

不惭

bù cán

不惭 is a classical Chinese adjective meaning 'una

自惭形秽

zì cán xíng huì

‘Zì cán xíng huì’ literally means ‘self-ash

谨慎

jǐn shèn

谨慎 (jǐn shèn) is an adjective meaning 'cautiou

慎重

shèn zhòng

Shèn zhòng means 'prudent' or 'cautious', emphas

不慌不忙

bù huāng bù máng

‘Bù huāng bù máng’ is a reduplicative four-c

慌乱

huāng luàn

慌乱 (huāng luàn) is an adjective describing a s

慌张

huāng zhāng

慌张 (huāng zhāng) is an adjective describing a

无愧

wú kuì

‘无愧’ literally means 'without shame' and funct

问心无愧

wèn xīn wú kuì

'Wèn xīn wú kuì' literally means 'to ask one's

惭愧

cán kuì

惭愧 (cán kuì) expresses a deep, self-reflective

愧疚

kuì jiù

愧疚 (kuì jiù) is a compound word expressing dee

忧愁

yōu chóu

忧愁 (yōu chóu) is a compound word expressing a

凶恶

xiōng è

凶恶 (xiōng è) is an adjective meaning 'ferociou

邪恶

xié è

邪惡 (xié è) is an adjective meaning 'evil' or '

实惠

shí huì

实惠 (shí huì) literally combines 实 (shí, 'rea

悲凉

bēi liáng

‘悲凉’ is an adjective that conveys a deep, quie

悲痛

bēi tòng

悲痛 (bēi tòng) expresses profound, heart-wrench

悲惨

bēi cǎn

悲惨 (bēi cǎn) is an adjective meaning 'miserabl

悲伤

bēi shāng

悲伤 (bēi shāng) is a compound word expressing d

悠长

yōu cháng

悠长 (yōu cháng) is an elegant, literary adjecti

悠悠

yōu yōu

'Yōu yōu' is a reduplicated adjective that conve

悠远

yōu yuǎn

悠远 (yōu yuǎn) is an elegant, literary adjectiv

悠扬

yōu yáng

悠扬 (yōu yáng) is an adjective describing sound

悠久

yōu jiǔ

悠 (yōu) means 'leisurely,' 'profound,' or 'dista

悠闲

yōu xián

悠闲 (yōu xián) is an adjective meaning 'leisure

悄怆

qiǎo chuàng

‘悄怆’ is a classical Chinese compound adjective

悄寂

qiǎo jì

悄寂 (qiǎo jì) is a literary, poetic adjective m