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.

哎呀

āi ya

‘哎呀’ is an interjection used to express mild s

哎哟

āi yō

‘Āi yō’ is an interjection used to express sud

哈哈

hā hā

'Hā hā' is an onomatopoeic interjection that mim

品德

pǐndé

品德 (pǐndé) is a compound noun meaning 'moral c

咬牙

yǎo yá

咬牙 literally means 'to bite one's teeth' and fun

呆立

dāi lì

‘呆立’ is a compound verb meaning to stand motio

呆头呆脑

dāi tóu dāi nǎo

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

发呆

fā dāi

‘Fā dāi’ literally combines ‘fā’ (to emit,

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

吻痕

wěn hén

‘吻痕’ literally means ‘kiss mark’ — combinin

接吻

jiē wěn

‘接吻’ literally means ‘to receive a kiss’—‘

吻别

wěn bié

"Wěn bié" literally combines 吻 (wěn), meaning

吵嘴

chǎo zuǐ

‘Chǎo zuǐ’ literally combines ‘chǎo’ (to qu

吵嚷

chǎo rǎng

‘吵嚷’ is a compound verb meaning to shout noisi

吵翻

chǎo fān

‘吵翻’ is a vivid, colloquial verb meaning to qu

吵架

chǎo jià

‘吵架’ is a compound verb meaning 'to quarrel' o

含泪

hán lèi

‘含泪’ literally means 'holding back tears' or '

含笑

hán xiào

‘含笑’ literally means ‘to hold a smile’ — th

含蓄

hán xù

含蓄 (hán xù) is an adjective describing communi

吐气

tǔ qì

吐气 literally means 'to expel breath' — 吐 (tǔ)

吐槽

tǔ cáo

‘吐槽’ (tǔ cáo) literally means ‘to spit out

吐露

tǔ lù

吐露 (tǔ lù) is a formal, literary verb meaning

卷入

juǎn rù

'卷入' (juǎn rù) is a verb meaning 'to be drawn

匆遽

cōng jù

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

急匆匆

jí cōng cōng

急匆匆 is an adverb meaning 'in great haste' or 'h

勿忘

wù wàng

勿忘 is a classical, concise imperative phrase mea

劝说

quànshuō

劝说 means 'to persuade' or 'to urge verbally' —

劝告

quàngào

劝告 (quàngào) is a formal noun meaning 'admonit

气势

qì shì

气势 (qì shì) literally combines 气 (qì, 'vital

慰劳

wèi láo

‘慰劳’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to comfort a

胜利

shèng lì

胜利 (shèng lì) means 'victory' — the successfu

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

劲头

jìn tou

‘劲头’ (jìn tou) is a colloquial noun meaning e

劣根性

liè gēn xìng

'劣根性' (liè gēn xìng) literally combines '劣'

恶劣

è liè

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

创痛

chuāng tòng

创痛 literally combines 创 (chuāng), meaning 'wou

创伤

chuāng shāng

创伤 (chuāng shāng) is a noun meaning 'trauma' o

刺耳

cì ěr

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