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.

尚可

shàng kě

'Shàng kě' literally combines 尚 (shàng), meani

宽松

kuān sōng

‘宽松’ is an adjective meaning 'loose' in a phys

宽厚

kuān hòu

宽厚 (kuān hòu) is an adjective describing a per

宽容

kuān róng

‘宽容’ (kuān róng) is a compound word meaning

宁死不屈

nìng sǐ bù qū

‘宁死不屈’ is a four-character idiom expressing

孤寞

gū mò

孤寞 (gū mò) is an evocative literary adjective

冷寞

lěng mò

‘冷寞’ is an adjective describing a person’s de

落寞

luò mò

落寞 (luò mò) is an evocative two-character adje

孤寂

gūjì

孤寂 (gūjì) is an evocative two-character adject

寂寥

jìliáo

寂寥 (jìliáo) is an elegant, literary adjective

寂寞

jìmò

寂寞 (jìmò) is an adjective describing a deep, q

官方

guān fāng

官方 (guān fāng) is an adjective meaning 'offici

手嫩

shǒu nèn

‘手嫩’ literally means ‘hand tender’, but it’

脸嫩

liǎn nèn

‘脸嫩’ literally means 'face tender' — combinin

嫩滑

nèn huá

"Nèn huá" describes a texture that is both tende

嫩绿

nèn lǜ

"Nèn lǜ" literally combines 嫩 (nèn), meaning "

威严

wēi yán

Wēi yán combines wēi (‘power’, ‘might’, ‘a

玄妙

xuán miào

‘玄妙’ (xuán miào) is an adjective describing

绝妙

jué miào

绝妙 (jué miào) is an adjective meaning 'exquisi

美妙

měi miào

美妙 is an adjective meaning 'delightful', 'exquis

奇妙

qí miào

奇妙 (qí miào) is an adjective meaning 'wonderfu

壁挂

bì guà

壁挂 (bì guà) literally combines 壁 (bì), meani

一尘不染

yī chén bù rǎn

The idiom 一尘不染 literally means 'not a single s

尘封

chén fēng

'尘封' literally means 'dust-covered'—'尘' (chén

执着

zhí zhuó

执着 (zhí zhuó) is an adjective meaning 'persist

坦诚

tǎn chéng

坦诚 (tǎn chéng) is an adjective meaning 'sincer

平坦

píng tǎn

平坦 (píng tǎn) is an adjective meaning 'level'

坦荡

tǎn dàng

坦荡 (tǎn dàng) is an adjective describing a per

坦率

tǎn shuài

坦率 (tǎn shuài) is an adjective meaning 'candid

坦白

tǎn bái

坦白 literally combines 坦 (tǎn, 'open, level, un

均等

jūn děng

均等 (jūn děng) is an adjective meaning 'equal'

平均

píng jūn

平均 (píng jūn) means 'average' or 'mean' — the

均衡

jūn héng

均衡 (jūn héng) is an adjective meaning 'balance

土气

tǔ qì

‘土气’ (tǔ qì) literally combines ‘土’ (tǔ)

圆滑

yuán huá

‘圆滑’ literally combines ‘round’ (圆) and ‘s

圆满

yuán mǎn

‘圆满’ (yuán mǎn) is an adjective describing s

稳固

wěn gù

稳固 (wěn gù) is an adjective meaning 'stable' o

固执

gù zhí

固执 (gù zhí) is an adjective meaning 'stubborn'

吓人

xià rén

‘吓人’ (xià rén) literally combines ‘吓’ (to

喷香

pèn xiāng

喷香 (pèn xiāng) is an adjective meaning 'intens