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.

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kàn zhǎng

"Kàn zhǎng" literally means 'to look upward (in

冷漠

lěng mò

冷漠 literally combines 冷 (‘cold’) and 漠 (‘de

漏风

lòu fēng

‘漏风’ literally means ‘leak wind’ and functio

滚烫

gǔn tàng

滚烫 (gǔn tàng) is an adjective meaning 'scaldin

油滑

yóu huá

油滑 (yóu huá) is an adjective describing someon

潋浅

liàn jiān

‘潋浅’ is a poetic, literary compound adjective

淥浅

lù jiān

‘淥浅’ (lù jiān) is a poetic, literary adjecti

潺浅

chán jiān

潺浅 (chán jiān) is an archaic, poetic compound

清浅

qīng jiān

‘清浅’ (qīng jiān) is a poetic, literary adjec

清淡

qīng dàn

‘清淡’ (qīng dàn) is an adjective describing f

淡漠

dàn mò

淡漠 (dàn mò) is an adjective meaning 'indiffere

淘气

táo qì

淘气 (táo qì) is an adjective describing someone

广泛

guǎng fàn

广泛 (guǎng fàn) is an adjective meaning 'extens

沉闷

chén mèn

沉闷 (chén mèn) is an adjective describing an at

沉重

chén zhòng

沉重 (chén zhòng) is an adjective meaning 'heavy

氤氲

yīn yūn

Yīn yūn is a poetic, literary adjective describi

气愤

qì fèn

气愤 (qì fèn) is an adjective meaning 'indignant

悬殊

xuán shū

悬殊 (xuán shū) is an adjective meaning 'great d

殊胜

shū shèng

殊胜 (shū shèng) is a classical Chinese compound

殊死

shū sǐ

殊死 (shū sǐ) is an adjective meaning 'desperate

歪斜

wāi xié

‘歪斜’ is a compound adjective meaning ‘askew’

武装

wǔ zhuāng

'武装' (wǔ zhuāng) literally combines 武 (wǔ),

欣悦

xīn yuè

欣悦 (xīn yuè) is a literary and somewhat formal

欢欣

huān xīn

欢欣 is a literary and formal adjective meaning 'j

欣慰

xīn wèi

欣慰 is an adjective meaning 'reassured and gratif

欣喜

xīn xǐ

欣喜 is a compound word formed by combining two ch

欠考虑

qiàn kǎo lǜ

欠考虑 literally means 'lacking consideration' —

低档

dī dàng

'低档' (dī dàng) is an adjective meaning 'low-en

高档

gāo dàng

‘高档’ (gāo dàng) is an adjective meaning 'hig

桃色

táo sè

‘桃色’ (táo sè) literally combines ‘peach’ (

桃红

táo hóng

‘Táo hóng’ literally combines ‘táo’ (peach)

柔顺

róu shùn

柔顺 (róu shùn) is an adjective meaning 'obedien

柔软

róu ruǎn

柔软 (róu ruǎn) is an adjective meaning 'soft' o

柔和

róu hé

柔和 (róu hé) is an adjective meaning 'gentle' o

未知

wèi zhī

‘未知’ literally combines ‘未’ (wèi), meaning

清朗

qīng lǎng

清朗 (qīng lǎng) is an adjective describing some

明朗

míng lǎng

明朗 (míng lǎng) is an adjective meaning 'clear

似曾相识

sìcéngxiāngshí

'似曾相识' literally means 'seemingly have met bef

头晕

tóu yùn

'Tóu yùn' literally means 'head dizziness' — co

睿智

ruì zhì

睿智 (ruì zhì) is an elegant, formal adjective m