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.

曲折

qū zhé

‘曲折’ literally combines ‘曲’ (bent, winding)

懒散

lǎn sǎn

懒散 (lǎn sǎn) is an adjective describing a stat

可怜

kě lián

‘可怜’ (kě lián) literally combines ‘可’ (k

休戚相关

xiū qī xiāng guān

‘休戚相关’ literally combines ‘xiū’ (well-bei

无虑

wú lǜ

'Wú lǜ' literally means 'without worry' — combi

愉心

yú xīn

愉心 (yú xīn) is an adjective meaning 'heartwarm

和愉

hé yú

'Hé yú' (和愉) is an elegant, literary adjective

愉悅

yú yuè

愉悅 (yú yuè) is a formal, literary term meaning

愉悦

yú yuè

愉悦 (yú yuè) is a compound word meaning 'deligh

愉快

yú kuài

愉快 (yú kuài) is an adjective meaning 'pleasant

恼人

nǎo rén

"Nǎo rén" literally combines 恼 (nǎo), meaning

周悉

zhōu xī

周悉 (zhōu xī) is an elegant, formal adjective m

熟悉

shú xī

熟悉 (shú xī) is an adjective-verb compound mean

可恐

kě kǒng

可恐 (kě kǒng) is an adjective meaning 'frighten

恐怖

kǒng bù

恐怖 (kǒng bù) is a compound word formed from tw

微妙

wēi miào

微妙 (wēi miào) is an adjective meaning 'delicat

微弱

wēi ruò

微弱 (wēi ruò) is an adjective meaning 'weak' or

微观

wēi guān

微观 (wēi guān) literally combines 微 (wēi), me

多姿多彩

duō zī duō cǎi

多姿多彩 literally means 'many postures, many colo

精彩

jīng cǎi

精彩 (jīng cǎi) is an adjective meaning 'wonderf

幽美

yōu měi

幽美 (yōu měi) is an elegant, literary adjective

幽暗

yōu àn

幽暗 (yōu àn) is an adjective meaning 'dim' or '

幽深

yōu shēn

幽深 (yōu shēn) is an adjective describing a pla

幽默

yōu mò

幽默 (yōu mò) refers to a quality of being humor

幽静

yōu jìng

幽静 (yōu jìng) is an adjective meaning 'seclude

帅气

shuài qì

帅气 (shuài qì) literally combines 帅 (shuài),

灵巧

líng qiǎo

灵巧 (líng qiǎo) is an adjective meaning 'agile'

巧夺天工

qiǎo duó tiān gōng

‘巧夺天工’ literally means ‘skillfully seizing

巧妙

qiǎo miào

巧妙 (qiǎo miào) is an adjective meaning 'ingeni

无尤

wú yóu

'Wú yóu' (无尤) is a classical Chinese expressio

寒心

hán xīn

寒心 literally means 'cold heart' — combining 寒

寒酸

hán suān

寒酸 (hán suān) is an adjective describing someo

寒冷

hán lěng

寒冷 is an adjective meaning 'severe cold' or 'int

富足

fù zú

富足 (fù zú) is an adjective meaning 'well-provi

富裕

fù yù

富裕 (fù yù) is an adjective meaning 'well-off'

富有

fù yǒu

富有 literally means 'to possess abundantly' and f

密集

mìjí

密集 (mìjí) is an adjective meaning 'dense' or '

勤奋

qín fèn

勤奋 is an adjective meaning 'diligent' or 'indust

梦幻

mèng huàn

梦幻 (mèng huàn) is an adjective meaning 'dreaml

够味

gòu wèi

够味 (gòu wèi) literally means 'enough flavor'