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.

激动

jī dòng

激 (jī) means 'to stir, to excite, or to agitate'

泼辣

pō là

‘泼辣’ (pō là) is an adjective describing some

漫不经心

mànbùjīngxīn

‘漫不经心’ describes a mental state of casual in

漫长

màncháng

漫长 (màncháng) is an adjective meaning 'long'—

温和

wēnhé

温和 (wēnhé) is an adjective meaning 'gentle' or

浩浩汤汤

hào hào shāng shāng

‘浩浩汤汤’ is a classical Chinese reduplicative

深情

shēn qíng

深情 (shēn qíng) literally combines 深 (shēn),

深刻

shēn kè

深刻 (shēn kè) is an adjective meaning 'profound

深色

shēn sè

深色 (shēn sè) literally combines 深 (shēn), me

心凉

xīn liáng

心凉 (xīn liáng) literally means 'heart becomes

凉快

liáng kuài

凉快 (liáng kuài) is an adjective meaning 'refre

浪漫

làng màn

浪漫 (làng màn) is an adjective meaning 'romanti

流行

liú xíng

‘流行’ (liú xíng) literally combines ‘流’ (l

灵活

líng huó

灵活 (líng huó) is an adjective meaning 'flexibl

活泼

huó pō

活泼 (huó pō) is an adjective meaning 'lively' o

洋气

yáng qì

‘Yáng qì’ literally combines 洋 (yáng), meani

永恒

yǒnghéng

‘永恒’ (yǒnghéng) is an adjective meaning ‘et

累死

lèi sǐ

累死 (lèi sǐ) is an expressive, colloquial phras

萧森

xiāo sēn

萧森 (xiāo sēn) is a literary adjective describi

森森

sēn sēn

森森 is a reduplicative adjective formed by repeat

森严

sēn yán

森严 (sēn yán) is an adjective describing an atm

森然

sēn rán

森然 (sēn rán) is an adjective describing someth

松弛

sōng chí

松弛 (sōng chí) is an adjective meaning 'slack',

暂行

zàn xíng

‘暂行’ is a compound word meaning 'provisional'

暖心

nuǎn xīn

"Nuǎn xīn" literally means "warm heart" and func

暖和

nuǎn huo

暖和 (nuǎn huo) is a colloquial adjective meaning

温暖

wēn nuǎn

Warmth (wēn nuǎn) is a compound word formed by t

普惠

pǔ huì

普惠 (pǔ huì) is an adjective meaning 'broadly b

普遍

pǔ biàn

普遍 (pǔ biàn) is an adjective meaning 'widespre

普通

pǔ tōng

普通 (pǔ tōng) is an adjective meaning 'ordinary

既定

jì dìng

‘既定’ is an adjective meaning ‘already decided

果断

guǒ duàn

果断 (guǒ duàn) is an adjective meaning 'decisiv

整体

zhěngtǐ

整体 (zhěngtǐ) literally combines 整 (zhěng), m

整齐

zhěngqí

整齐 (zhěngqí) is an adjective meaning 'neat,' '

散漫

sǎn màn

散漫 (sǎn màn) is an adjective describing a lack

大胆

dà dǎn

大胆 (dà dǎn) literally combines 大 (dà, 'big')

飞扬

fēi yáng

飞扬 (fēi yáng) literally combines 飞 (to fly) a

挺拔

tǐng bá

挺拔 (tǐng bá) is an adjective describing someth

挺好

tǐng hǎo

挺好 (tǐng hǎo) is an informal, positive express

抽象

chōu xiàng

The word 抽象 (chōu xiàng) literally combines 抽