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.

忧愁

yōu chóu

忧愁 (yōu chóu) is a compound word expressing a

凶恶

xiōng è

凶恶 (xiōng è) is an adjective meaning 'ferociou

邪恶

xié è

邪惡 (xié è) is an adjective meaning 'evil' or '

实惠

shí huì

实惠 (shí huì) literally combines 实 (shí, 'rea

悲凉

bēi liáng

‘悲凉’ is an adjective that conveys a deep, quie

悲痛

bēi tòng

悲痛 (bēi tòng) expresses profound, heart-wrench

悲惨

bēi cǎn

悲惨 (bēi cǎn) is an adjective meaning 'miserabl

悲伤

bēi shāng

悲伤 (bēi shāng) is a compound word expressing d

悠长

yōu cháng

悠长 (yōu cháng) is an elegant, literary adjecti

悠悠

yōu yōu

'Yōu yōu' is a reduplicated adjective that conve

悠远

yōu yuǎn

悠远 (yōu yuǎn) is an elegant, literary adjectiv

悠扬

yōu yáng

悠扬 (yōu yáng) is an adjective describing sound

悠久

yōu jiǔ

悠 (yōu) means 'leisurely,' 'profound,' or 'dista

悠闲

yōu xián

悠闲 (yōu xián) is an adjective meaning 'leisure

悄怆

qiǎo chuàng

‘悄怆’ is a classical Chinese compound adjective

悄寂

qiǎo jì

悄寂 (qiǎo jì) is a literary, poetic adjective m

恭敬

gōng jìng

恭敬 (gōng jìng) is an adjective meaning 'respec

恢复性

huī fù xìng

恢复性 (huī fù xìng) is an adjective meaning 'r

无怨

wú yuàn

‘无怨’ literally means ‘without resentment’ —

忽冷忽热

hū lěng hū rè

‘忽冷忽热’ literally means 'suddenly cold, sudde

念旧

niàn jiù

‘念旧’ literally combines ‘念’ (to think of, t

透彻

tòu chè

透彻 (tòu chè) is an adjective meaning 'penetrat

彻底

chè dǐ

彻底 (chè dǐ) means 'thorough' or 'complete'—it

德高望重

dé gāo wàng zhòng

德高望重 literally means 'virtue high, prestige we

待定

dài dìng

'待定' literally combines '待' (to wait, to be pen

远彼

yuǎn bǐ

‘远彼’ is a literary and archaic compound meanin

弯曲

wān qū

弯曲 (wān qū) is a compound word meaning 'curved

强壮

qiáng zhuàng

‘强壮’ is an adjective meaning 'strong and healt

强制

qiáng zhì

强制 means 'to compel' or 'mandatory' and function

强硬

yìng qiáng

强硬 (yìng qiáng) is an adjective meaning 'tough

弱小

ruò xiǎo

‘弱小’ (ruò xiǎo) is an adjective meaning 'wea

虚弱

xū ruò

虚弱 (xū ruò) is an adjective meaning 'physicall

幼弱

yòu ruò

幼弱 (yòu ruò) is an adjective meaning 'frail' o

幼稚

yòu zhì

幼稚 (yòu zhì) is an adjective meaning 'immature

巨幅

jù fú

巨幅 literally combines 巨 (jù), meaning 'giganti

巨型

jù xíng

巨型 (jù xíng) is an adjective meaning 'gigantic

巨大

jù dà

巨大 (jù dà) is an adjective meaning 'enormous'

不屈

bù qū

不屈 (bù qū) literally means 'not bending' — co

屈指可数

qū zhǐ kě shǔ

屈指可数 literally means 'bend fingers and can cou

委屈

wěi qū

委屈 (wěi qū) describes the emotional state of f