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.

蓬勃

péng bó

蓬勃 (péng bó) is an adjective meaning 'vigorous

挑剔

tiāo tī

挑剔 (tiāo tī) describes someone who is excessiv

剔透

tī tòu

剔透 (tī tòu) is an elegant, literary adjective

凹凸不平

āo tū bù píng

凹凸不平 literally combines four characters: 凹 (

凸兀

tū wù

凸兀 (tū wù) is an adjective describing somethin

平凡

píng fán

平凡 (píng fán) is an adjective meaning 'ordinar

凝重

níng zhòng

‘凝重’ is an adjective describing a serious, sol

凄清

qīqīng

‘凄清’ is an adjective describing a quiet, chill

凄厉

qīlì

‘凄厉’ is an adjective describing sounds that ar

凄惨

qīcǎn

‘凄惨’ is a compound adjective formed by combini

凄凉

qīliáng

‘凄凉’ (qīliáng) is an adjective describing a

兢恪

jīng kè

‘兢恪’ is a literary, formal adjective meaning

兢慎

jīng shèn

‘兢慎’ is a literary, formal adjective meaning '

凶残

xiōng cán

凶残 is an adjective meaning 'brutal' or 'savage',

节俭

jié jiǎn

节俭 (jié jiǎn) is an adjective meaning 'thrifty

俭约

jiǎn yuē

俭约 (jiǎn yuē) is an adjective meaning 'frugal

俭朴

jiǎn pǔ

俭朴 (jiǎn pǔ) is an adjective describing a life

孤僻

gū pì

孤僻 (gū pì) is an adjective describing someone

僻远

pì yuǎn

僻远 is a compound adjective meaning 'remote and d

僻静

pì jìng

僻静 (pì jìng) is an adjective meaning 'secluded

偏僻

piān pì

偏僻 (piān pì) is an adjective meaning 'remote'

僵直

jiāng zhí

僵直 (jiāng zhí) is an adjective describing a ph

僵硬

jiāng yìng

僵硬 (jiāng yìng) is an adjective meaning 'stiff

侥幸

jiǎo xìng

侥幸 (jiǎo xìng) literally combines 侥 (jiǎo),

伟杰

wěi jié

伟杰 (wěi jié) is a literary, slightly archaic c

杰出

jié chū

‘杰出’ is an adjective meaning 'outstanding' or

逼真

bī zhēn

逼真 (bī zhēn) is an adjective meaning 'lifelike

不倦

bù juàn

不倦 (bù juàn) is an adjective meaning 'untiring

倘来

tǎng lái

‘倘来’ is an elegant, literary adjective meaning

倔巴

juè bā

‘倔巴’ is a Northern Chinese dialectal adjective

倔头倔脑

juè tóu juè nǎo

'Juè tóu juè nǎo' is a reduplicative, four-cha

倔强

jué jiàng

‘倔强’ (jué jiàng) is an adjective describing

仓皇

cāng huáng

‘仓皇’ is an adjective describing a state of sud

仓促

cāng cù

仓促 (cāng cù) is an adjective meaning 'hasty' o

侈纵

chǐ zòng

‘侈纵’ is an adjective describing a state of exc

骄侈

jiāo chǐ

骄侈 is a compound adjective formed from 骄 (jiāo

侈靡

chǐ mí

'Chǐ mí' is a compound adjective meaning 'extrav

奢侈

shē chǐ

奢侈 (shē chǐ) is a compound word meaning 'luxur

侃然

kǎn rán

侃然 is an archaic literary adjective describing a

侃直

kǎn zhí

侃直 describes a person who speaks or behaves in a