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.

好奇

hào qí

好奇 (hào qí) is an adjective meaning 'curious'

都好

dōu hǎo

都好 (dōu hǎo) literally combines 都 (dōu), mea

高级

gāo jí

高级 (gāo jí) is an adjective meaning 'advanced'

高兴

gāo xìng

高兴 (gāo xìng) is a common adjective meaning 'h

十全十美

shí quán shí měi

'Shí quán shí měi' literally means 'ten comple

多样

duō yàng

‘多样’ (duō yàng) is an adjective meaning 'div

多余

duō yú

多余 (duō yú) is an adjective meaning 'superfluo

节能

jié néng

节能 (jié néng) literally means 'to save energy'

可能

kě néng

可能 (kě néng) means 'possible' or 'may/might' a

手工

shǒu gōng

手工 (shǒu gōng) literally combines 手 (shǒu, '

共同

gòng tóng

‘共同’ (gòng tóng) is an adjective meaning ‘j

相同

xiāng tóng

相同 (xiāng tóng) is an adjective meaning 'ident

国际

guó jì

国际 (guó jì) literally means 'nation-to-nation'

各色各样

gè sè gè yàng

‘各色各样’ literally means ‘each color, each ki

个别

gè bié

‘个别’ (gèbié) is an adjective meaning ‘indiv

各个

gè gè

各个 means 'each' or 'respective' and functions as

个人

gè rén

个人 (gè rén) literally combines 个 (gè), a com

大方

dà fāng

‘Dàfāng’ is an adjective meaning 'generous' or

和谐

hé xié

‘和谐’ (hé xié) literally combines ‘和’ (hé

有钱

yǒu qián

'Yǒu qián' literally means 'to have money' and f

有空

yǒu kòng

'Yǒu kòng' literally combines 'yǒu' (to have) a

有名

yǒu míng

'有名' (yǒu míng) literally means 'has reputatio

有趣

yǒu qù

有趣 (yǒu qù) literally combines 有 (yǒu, 'to h

有用

yǒu yòng

'有用' (yǒu yòng) literally combines '有' (yǒu)

不对

bù duì

不对 (bù duì) literally combines 不 (bù), meani

在场

zài chǎng

'在场' literally means 'at the scene' or 'on the s

在即

zài jí

'在即' is a formal, literary adjective meaning 'im

一样

yí yàng

‘一样’ (yí yàng) literally combines ‘一’ (y

大的

dà de

大的 (dà de) is the attributive form of the adjec

红色的

hóng sè de

红色的 (hóng sè de) is an adjective meaning 'red

dōu

Originally a bronze-age battle helmet, 兜 evolved

zhào

Born from ancient divination cracks in turtle shel

yàn

This 'glamorous' character hides a harvest secret:

zàn

Originally a bronze-age ritual glyph showing hands

fěng

Born from 'speech + wind,' this 6-stroke character

This 'consult' character began as crossed hands be

kuī

Three strokes that look like a cracked foundation

cāo

This 'rough' character hides rice grains in its bo

A rice-based verb born from ancient wall-pasting