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.

威严

wēi yán

Wēi yán combines wēi (‘power’, ‘might’, ‘a

玄妙

xuán miào

‘玄妙’ (xuán miào) is an adjective describing

绝妙

jué miào

绝妙 (jué miào) is an adjective meaning 'exquisi

美妙

měi miào

美妙 is an adjective meaning 'delightful', 'exquis

奇妙

qí miào

奇妙 (qí miào) is an adjective meaning 'wonderfu

壁挂

bì guà

壁挂 (bì guà) literally combines 壁 (bì), meani

一尘不染

yī chén bù rǎn

The idiom 一尘不染 literally means 'not a single s

尘封

chén fēng

'尘封' literally means 'dust-covered'—'尘' (chén

执着

zhí zhuó

执着 (zhí zhuó) is an adjective meaning 'persist

坦诚

tǎn chéng

坦诚 (tǎn chéng) is an adjective meaning 'sincer

平坦

píng tǎn

平坦 (píng tǎn) is an adjective meaning 'level'

坦荡

tǎn dàng

坦荡 (tǎn dàng) is an adjective describing a per

坦率

tǎn shuài

坦率 (tǎn shuài) is an adjective meaning 'candid

坦白

tǎn bái

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

均等

jūn děng

均等 (jūn děng) is an adjective meaning 'equal'

平均

píng jūn

平均 (píng jūn) means 'average' or 'mean' — the

均衡

jūn héng

均衡 (jūn héng) is an adjective meaning 'balance

土气

tǔ qì

‘土气’ (tǔ qì) literally combines ‘土’ (tǔ)

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

稳固

wěn gù

稳固 (wěn gù) is an adjective meaning 'stable' o

固执

gù zhí

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

吓人

xià rén

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

喷香

pèn xiāng

喷香 (pèn xiāng) is an adjective meaning 'intens

友善

yǒu shàn

友善 (yǒu shàn) is an adjective meaning 'friendl

善良

shàn liáng

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

唯利是图

wéi lì shì tú

'唯利是图' is a classical four-character idiom (ch

唯一

wéi yī

'唯一' (wéi yī) is an adjective meaning 'sole' o

明哲

míng zhé

‘Míng zhé’ is a classical Chinese compound mea

呆萌

dāi méng

'Dāi méng' is a popular internet-derived adjecti

呆头呆脑

dāi tóu dāi nǎo

‘呆头呆脑’ is a reduplicative four-character idi

呆滞

dāi zhì

呆滞 (dāi zhì) is an adjective describing a lack

呆板

dāi bǎn

呆板 (dāi bǎn) is an adjective describing someon

吵闹

chǎo nào

吵闹 (chǎo nào) is an adjective meaning 'noisy'

含蓄

hán xù

含蓄 (hán xù) is an adjective describing communi

古朴

gǔ pǔ

古朴 (gǔ pǔ) is an adjective describing somethin

复古

fù gǔ

复古 (fù gǔ) literally means 'to return to antiq

古典

gǔ diǎn

古典 (gǔ diǎn) is an adjective meaning 'classica

匆遽

cōng jù

匆遽 (cōng jù) is a literary, two-character adje

匆促

cōng cù

匆促 (cōng cù) is an adjective meaning 'hasty' o