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.

不尴尬

bù gān gà

'不尴尬' literally means 'not awkward' and functio

尴尬

gān gà

尴尬 (gān gà) is an adjective describing a stron

尖锐

jiān ruì

'尖锐' (jiān ruì) is a compound adjective formed

寝食难安

qǐn shí nán ān

‘寝食难安’ literally means ‘unable to sleep or

正宗

zhèngzōng

'Zhèngzōng' literally combines 'zhèng' (correct

宏亮

hóng liàng

‘宏亮’ (hóng liàng) is an adjective meaning 'r

宏观

hóng guān

宏观 (hóng guān) literally combines 宏 (hóng),

孤身

gū shēn

孤身 literally combines 孤 (gū), meaning 'orphane

孤独

gū dú

孤独 (gū dú) expresses a deep, often introspecti

孤立

gū lì

'孤立' (gū lì) literally combines '孤' (gū), me

娇羞

jiāo xiū

‘娇羞’ is an adjective describing a gentle, deli

娇小

jiāo xiǎo

‘娇小’ (jiāo xiǎo) is an adjective describing

娇嫩

jiāo nèn

娇嫩 (jiāo nèn) is an adjective meaning 'delicat

娇气

jiāo qì

‘娇气’ (jiāo qì) is an adjective describing so

嫌贫爱富

xián pín ài fù

'嫌贫爱富' is a four-character idiom describing a

嫉恶如仇

jí è rú chóu

嫉恶如仇 literally means 'to hate evil as one hate

贪婪

tān lán

贪婪 (tān lán) is an adjective meaning 'greedy'

未妥

wèi tuǒ

未妥 is an adjective meaning 'not yet settled,' 'n

妥帖

tuǒ tiē

妥帖 (tuǒ tiē) is an adjective meaning 'neat,' '

妥当

tuǒ dang

'妥当' (tuǒ dàng) is an adjective meaning 'appro

妥善

shàn tuǒ

'Shàn tuǒ' is an adjective meaning 'proper,' 'ap

轻妄

qīng wàng

'轻妄' is a literary and somewhat formal adjective

夺命

duó mìng

‘夺命’ literally means ‘to seize life’ — comb

夺目

duó mù

‘夺目’ literally means ‘to seize the eye’—com

深奥

Shēn ào

深奥 (shēn ào) is an adjective meaning 'profound

奢豪

shēháo

奢豪 (shēháo) is an adjective meaning 'extravaga

奢丽

shēlì

奢丽 (shēlì) is an adjective meaning 'ostentatio

奢靡

shēmǐ

奢靡 (shēmǐ) is an adjective describing excessiv

奢华

shēhuá

奢华 (shēhuá) is an adjective meaning 'luxurious

奔放

bēn fàng

奔放 (bēn fàng) is an adjective meaning 'unrestr

中央

zhōng yāng

'中央' literally combines '中' (zhōng), meaning '

未央

wèi yāng

‘未央’ is a classical Chinese compound meaning

豪壮

háo zhuàng

豪壮 (háo zhuàng) is an adjective describing a b

野蛮

yě mán

‘野蛮’ (yěmán) is an adjective meaning 'barbar

堪用

kān yòng

堪用 is an adjective meaning 'usable' or 'servicea

堪忧

kān yōu

堪忧 is an adjective meaning 'cause for concern' o

难堪

nán kān

难堪 (nán kān) is an adjective meaning 'embarras

不堪

bù kān

不堪 (bù kān) is an adjective meaning 'unbearabl

堂堂

tángtáng

‘Tángtáng’ is a reduplicated adjective formed

垂死

chuí sǐ

垂死 (chuí sǐ) literally combines 垂 (chuí), me