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.

企足而待

qǐ zú ér dài

‘企足而待’ is a literary, formal idiom meaning '

企及

qǐ jí

‘企及’ is a formal literary verb meaning ‘to re

企盼

qǐ pàn

‘企盼’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to ea

享受

xiǎng shòu

享受 (xiǎng shòu) is a verb meaning 'to enjoy' o

乖宝宝

guāi bǎo bǎo

'Guāi bǎo bǎo' literally combines 乖 (guāi, 'w

乖乖

guāi guāi

'乖乖' is a reduplicated form of the adjective '乖

乖僻

guāi pì

‘乖僻’ (guāi pì) is a literary, somewhat archa

乏味

fá wèi

乏味 (fá wèi) is an adjective meaning 'bland,' '

丑陋

chǒu lòu

丑陋 (chǒu lòu) is an adjective meaning 'ugly' o

丑态

chǒu tài

'Chǒu tài' literally combines 丑 (chǒu, 'ugly'

丑闻

chǒu wén

‘丑闻’ (chǒu wén) literally combines ‘丑’ (c

出丑

chū chǒu

‘出丑’ literally means ‘to bring out ugliness’

形影不离

xíng yǐng bù lí

'Xíng yǐng bù lí' literally means 'form and sh

大义

dà yì

‘Dà yì’ literally combines ‘dà’ (great, maj

义气

yì qì

‘Yì qì’ (义气) is a culturally rich noun descr

意义

yì yì

‘意义’ (yì yì) is a noun meaning ‘meaning’ o

正义

zhèng yì

正义 (zhèng yì) means 'justice' — the moral pri

鼓起

gǔ qǐ

鼓起 (gǔ qǐ) is a verb meaning 'to swell up' lit

鼓掌

gǔ zhǎng

‘鼓掌’ literally means ‘to beat the palm’ —

鼓舞

gǔ wǔ

鼓舞 (gǔ wǔ) is a verb meaning 'to inspire' or '

默许

mò xǔ

默许 (mò xǔ) literally combines 默 (mò), meanin

默默

mò mò

默默 is an adverb meaning 'silently' or 'wordlessl

沉默

chén mò

沉默 (chén mò) literally combines 沉 (chén, 'to

丽人

lì rén

'Lì rén' literally combines 'lì' (beautiful, el

闹情绪

nào qíngxù

'闹情绪' literally combines '闹' (to make a fuss,

闹笑话

nào xiàohua

'Nào xiàohua' literally combines 'nào' (to caus

闹别扭

nào bièniu

'Nào bièniu' literally combines 'nào' (to make

惊吓

jīng xià

‘惊吓’ is a compound noun meaning ‘fright’ or

惊慌

jīng huāng

‘惊慌’ is a compound word formed by combining tw

惊险

jīng xiǎn

‘惊险’ (jīng xiǎn) is an adjective meaning 'th

惊动

jīng dòng

‘惊动’ is a compound verb meaning 'to disturb' o

惊喜

jīng xǐ

‘惊喜’ (jīng xǐ) is a compound noun meaning ‘

惊讶

jīng yà

惊讶 (jīng yà) is a verb meaning 'to be surprise

骄奢

jiāo shē

骄奢 (jiāo shē) is a compound adjective formed f

骄矜

jiāo jīn

骄矜 is a literary, formal adjective describing an

骄纵

jiāo zòng

‘骄纵’ is a compound verb meaning to spoil or in

骄横

jiāo hèng

骄横 (jiāo hèng) is an adjective describing a pe

骗人

piàn rén

‘骗人’ literally combines ‘骗’ (to deceive, to

欺骗

qī piàn

欺骗 is a verb meaning 'to deceive' or 'to cheat'.

修养

xiū yǎng

‘Xiū yǎng’ (修养) literally combines ‘xiū’