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.

活跃

huó yuè

活跃 (huó yuè) is an adjective meaning 'active',

体贴

tǐ tiē

‘体贴’ (tǐ tiē) is an adjective meaning 'consi

贴身

tiē shēn

贴身 (tiē shēn) literally means 'sticking to the

不豫

bù yù

‘不豫’ is a classical Chinese expression meaning

自豪

zìháo

自豪 (zìháo) means 'proud' when used as an adjec

豪放

háofàng

'Háofàng' describes a bold, unrestrained, and fr

豪迈

háomài

豪迈 (háomài) is an adjective describing a bold,

豪华

háohuá

豪华 (háohuá) is an adjective meaning 'luxurious

艳俗

yàn sú

'Yàn sú' (艳俗) is a compound adjective formed f

娇艳

jiāo yàn

‘娇艳’ is a compound adjective formed from 娇 (j

浓艳

nóng yàn

‘浓艳’ is an adjective describing colors that ar

艳阳

yàn yáng

‘艳阳’ literally combines ‘艳’ (yàn), meaning

艳丽

yàn lì

艳丽 (yàn lì) is an adjective meaning 'gorgeous'

恭谨

gōng jǐn

恭谨 (gōng jǐn) is an adjective meaning 'respect

严谨

yán jǐn

严谨 (yán jǐn) is an adjective meaning 'rigorous

谦和

qiān hé

谦和 (qiān hé) is an adjective describing a pers

谦恭

qiān gōng

谦恭 is an adjective meaning 'humble and respectfu

谦逊

qiān xùn

谦逊 (qiān xùn) is an adjective meaning 'modest'

无谓

wú wèi

'Wú wèi' literally combines 'wú' (without, lack

蛇形

shé xíng

‘蛇形’ (shé xíng) literally combines ‘snake’

亏心

kuī xīn

'亏心' literally means 'to lose heart' or 'to dama

谦虚

qiān xū

谦虚 is an adjective meaning 'modest' or 'humble',

虚伪

xū wěi

虚伪 (xū wěi) is an adjective meaning 'hypocriti

虚假

xū jiǎ

'虚假' (xū jiǎ) is an adjective meaning 'false',

虚心

xū xīn

虚心 (xū xīn) literally means 'empty heart' — c

薄弱

bó ruò

薄弱 (bó ruò) is an adjective meaning 'weak' or

单薄

dān bó

‘单薄’ (dān bó) is an adjective describing som

华丽

huálì

华丽 (huálì) is an adjective meaning 'splendid',

英式

Yīngshì

‘英式’ is a compound adjective meaning 'British-

艰涩

jiān sè

‘艰涩’ (jiān sè) is an adjective describing la

艰深

jiān shēn

‘艰深’ is an adjective meaning 'profoundly diffi

艰苦

jiān kǔ

‘艰苦’ (jiān kǔ) is an adjective meaning ‘har

艰巨

jiān jù

‘艰巨’ is an adjective meaning 'arduous' or 'for

臭烘烘

chòu hōng hōng

'Chòu hōng hōng' is a reduplicative adjective t

臭名昭著

chòu míng zhāo zhù

臭名昭著 literally means 'stinking reputation clea

临场

lín chǎng

‘临场’ literally combines ‘临’ (lín), meaning

临时

lín shí

‘临时’ (lín shí) is an adjective meaning 'temp

胆怯

dǎn qiè

胆怯 (dǎn qiè) is an adjective meaning 'timid' o

胆小

dǎn xiǎo

胆小 (dǎn xiǎo) literally means 'small胆 (gallbl

胶着

jiāo zháo

'胶着' (jiāo zháo) literally combines '胶' (jiā