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.

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

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