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.

便宜

pián yi

'便宜' (pián yi) is an adjective meaning 'cheap'

方便

fāng biàn

方便 (fāng biàn) is an adjective meaning 'conven

课外

kèwài

课外 (kèwài) literally means 'outside class' —

从属

cóngshǔ

从属 (cóngshǔ) is an adjective meaning 'subordin

所有

suǒ yǒu

所有 (suǒ yǒu) literally combines 所 (suǒ), a c

过度

guò dù

过度 (guò dù) means 'excessive' or 'overly' and

可观

kě guān

可观 (kě guān) is an adjective meaning 'impressi

可爱

kě ài

'可爱' (kě ài) is an adjective meaning 'cute' or

认真

rèn zhēn

‘认真’ is an adjective meaning ‘serious,’ ‘ea

自觉

zì jué

'Zìjué' combines 'zì' (self) and 'jué' (to fee

常见

cháng jiàn

‘常见’ is an adjective meaning 'common' or 'freq

兴盛

xīng shèng

兴盛 (xīng shèng) is an adjective meaning 'prosp

新兴

xīn xīng

新兴 (xīn xīng) is an adjective meaning 'emergin

热闹

rè nao

热闹 (rè nao) is an adjective meaning 'lively' or

热心

rè xīn

‘热心’ is an adjective meaning 'enthusiastic' or

漂亮

piào liang

漂亮 (piào liang) is a common adjective meaning '

没用

méi yòng

没用 (méi yòng) is an adjective meaning 'useless

欢喜

huān xǐ

欢喜 (huān xǐ) is a compound word formed from tw

逾期

yú qī

‘逾期’ literally means 'to exceed the period' —

怎样的

zěn yàng de

怎样的 is an interrogative adjective phrase meanin

很忙

hěn máng

'很忙' (hěn máng) literally combines 'very' (很)

很高兴

hěn gāo xìng

'Hěn gāo xìng' literally combines 'hěn' (very)

很多

hěn duō

很 (hěn) means 'very' and 多 (duō) means 'many'

很好

hěn hǎo

很好 (hěn hǎo) literally combines the adverb 很

少见

shǎojiàn

'少见' literally combines 'shǎo' (few, little) an

写实

xiě shí

‘写实’ (xiě shí) is an adjective describing an

太小

tài xiǎo

太小 (tài xiǎo) is an adjective meaning 'too sma

吃力

chī lì

吃力 (chī lì) literally means 'to eat strength'

好吃

hǎo chī

好吃 (hǎo chī) literally combines 好 (hǎo, 'goo

友好

yǒu hǎo

友好 (yǒu hǎo) is an adjective meaning 'friendly

冷淡

lěng dàn

冷淡 (lěng dàn) is an adjective meaning 'indiffe

先进

xiān jìn

先进 (xiān jìn) literally means 'first to advanc

闪亮

shǎn liàng

闪亮 (shǎn liàng) is an adjective meaning 'shiny

洪亮

hóng liàng

洪亮 (hóng liàng) is an adjective describing a v

敞亮

chǎng liàng

敞亮 (chǎng liàng) is a compound adjective forme

明亮

míng liàng

明亮 (míng liàng) is an adjective meaning 'brigh

五颜六色

wǔ yán liù sè

‘Wǔ yán liù sè’ literally means ‘five faces

七彩

qī cǎi

‘七彩’ literally means ‘seven colors’ and evok

四分五裂

sì fēn wǔ liè

‘四分五裂’ literally means ‘split into four par

四通八达

sì tōng bā dá

‘Sì tōng bā dá’ literally means ‘four thoro