Browse "Emotions" 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.

愧疚

kuì jiù

愧疚 (kuì jiù) is a compound word expressing dee

闲愁

xián chóu

'Xián chóu' literally combines 'xián' (leisure,

愁绪

chóu xù

Chóu xù literally combines 愁 (chóu), meaning '

愁容

chóu róng

Chóu róng literally combines 愁 (chóu), meaning

解愁

jiě chóu

‘解愁’ literally means ‘to untie sorrow’ — ‘

发愁

fā chóu

‘发愁’ is a verb meaning 'to fret', 'to worry',

忧愁

yōu chóu

忧愁 (yōu chóu) is a compound word expressing a

罪恶

zuì è

罪恶 (zuì è) is a compound noun meaning 'crime 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 '

恶意

è yì

恶意 (è yì) is a noun meaning 'malicious intent'

恩惠

ēn huì

恩惠 (ēn huì) is a formal, slightly literary nou

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

悲欢

bēi huān

‘Bēi huān’ literally combines 悲 (bēi, ‘sorr

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

悠扬

yōu yáng

悠扬 (yōu yáng) is an adjective describing sound

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

悄然

qiǎo rán

悄然 (qiǎo rán) is an adverb meaning 'silently'

恭维

gōng wéi

恭维 (gōng wéi) is a verb meaning to flatter or

恭请

gōng qǐng

恭请 (gōng qǐng) is a formal, respectful verb me

恭敬

gōng jìng

恭敬 (gōng jìng) is an adjective meaning 'respec

恭喜

gōng xǐ

'Gōng xǐ' is a formal and warm expression used t

遗恨

yí hèn

‘遗恨’ (yí hèn) is a formal, literary noun mea

恨铁不成钢

hèn tiě bù chéng gāng

‘Hèn tiě bù chéng gāng’ is a vivid, metapho

痛恨

tònghèn

痛恨 is a compound verb meaning 'to detest' or 'to

悔恨

huǐ hèn

悔恨 is a compound noun meaning deep, painful regr

仇恨

chóu hèn

仇恨 (chóu hèn) is a formal, strong noun meaning

恢复力

huī fù lì

‘恢复力’ (huī fù lì) literally means ‘recove

无怨

wú yuàn

‘无怨’ literally means ‘without resentment’ —

怨气

yuàn qì

怨气 (yuàn qì) literally combines 怨 (yuàn), me

恩怨

ēn yuàn

‘恩怨’ (ēn yuàn) literally combines ‘ēn’ (f

怨恨

yuàn hèn

怨恨 (yuàn hèn) is a compound word expressing de

埋怨

mán yuàn

埋怨 means 'to blame silently or inwardly' — not

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