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.

友善

yǒu shàn

友善 (yǒu shàn) is an adjective meaning 'friendl

善良

shàn liáng

善良 (shàn liáng) is an adjective meaning 'kind'

唯利是图

wéi lì shì tú

'唯利是图' is a classical four-character idiom (ch

唯一

wéi yī

'唯一' (wéi yī) is an adjective meaning 'sole' o

明哲

míng zhé

‘Míng zhé’ is a classical Chinese compound mea

呆萌

dāi méng

'Dāi méng' is a popular internet-derived adjecti

呆头呆脑

dāi tóu dāi nǎo

‘呆头呆脑’ is a reduplicative four-character idi

呆滞

dāi zhì

呆滞 (dāi zhì) is an adjective describing a lack

呆板

dāi bǎn

呆板 (dāi bǎn) is an adjective describing someon

吵闹

chǎo nào

吵闹 (chǎo nào) is an adjective meaning 'noisy'

含蓄

hán xù

含蓄 (hán xù) is an adjective describing communi

古朴

gǔ pǔ

古朴 (gǔ pǔ) is an adjective describing somethin

复古

fù gǔ

复古 (fù gǔ) literally means 'to return to antiq

古典

gǔ diǎn

古典 (gǔ diǎn) is an adjective meaning 'classica

匆遽

cōng jù

匆遽 (cōng jù) is a literary, two-character adje

匆促

cōng cù

匆促 (cōng cù) is an adjective meaning 'hasty' o

匆忙

cōng máng

匆忙 (cōng máng) is an adjective meaning 'hurrie

匀称

yún chèn

'Yún chèn' literally combines 匀 (yún), meaning

匀速

yún sù

'Yún sù' literally combines 匀 (yún), meaning '

均匀

jūn yún

均匀 (jūn yún) is an adjective meaning 'even', '

勤学

qín xué

勤学 (qín xué) literally combines 勤 (qín), mea

勤俭

qín jiǎn

勤俭 (qín jiǎn) is a compound adjective meaning

勤快

qín kuài

勤快 (qín kuài) is an adjective describing someo

勤劳

qín láo

勤劳 (qín láo) is an adjective meaning 'industri

劳累

láo lèi

‘劳累’ is an adjective meaning 'exhausted from p

带劲儿

dài jìnr

'带劲儿' (dài jìnr) is an informal, colloquial a

没劲儿

méi jìnr

没劲儿 (méi jìnr) is a colloquial adjective mean

劣等

liè děng

劣等 (liè děng) is an adjective meaning 'inferio

恶劣

è liè

恶劣 (è liè) is an adjective meaning 'atrocious,

劣质

liè zhì

劣质 (liè zhì) is an adjective meaning 'substand

刺耳

cì ěr

‘刺耳’ literally means 'pricking the ear'—combi

刺眼

cì yǎn

‘刺眼’ literally means ‘stabbing the eye’ — c

冰冻

bīng dòng

冰冻 (bīng dòng) is an adjective meaning 'frozen

盛气凌人

shèng qì líng rén

Shèng qì líng rén literally means 'to overwhel

凌空

líng kōng

凌空 literally combines 凌 (to rise above, to surm

冠状

guānzhuàng

冠状 (guānzhuàng) is an adjective meaning 'crown

兼容

jiān róng

兼容 (jiān róng) literally means 'to simultaneou

充足

chōng zú

充足 means 'ample' or 'plentiful', especially when

充分

chōng fēn

充分 (chōng fēn) is an adjective meaning 'suffic

傻里傻气

shǎ lǐ shǎ qì

'Shǎ lǐ shǎ qì' is a reduplicated, onomatopoei