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.

弃暗投明

qì àn tóu míng

‘弃暗投明’ is a classical four-character idiom m

抛弃

pāoqì

抛弃 (pāoqì) is a compound verb meaning 'to aban

放弃

fàngqì

‘放弃’ (fàngqì) is a compound verb meaning ‘t

品格

pǐn gé

品格 (pǐn gé) refers to a person’s moral charac

人格

rén gé

人格 (rén gé) literally combines 人 (rén, 'pers

浸染

jìn rǎn

‘浸染’ literally combines ‘浸’ (to soak, immer

放松

fàng sōng

放松 (fàng sōng) is a verb meaning 'to relax' —

废材

fèi cái

废材 (fèi cái) literally combines 废 (fèi), mea

暂别

zàn bié

‘暂别’ is a verb meaning ‘to part temporarily’

暖心

nuǎn xīn

"Nuǎn xīn" literally means "warm heart" and func

温暖

wēn nuǎn

Warmth (wēn nuǎn) is a compound word formed by t

景仰

jǐng yǎng

景仰 (jǐng yǎng) is a formal, respectful verb me

既视感

jì shì gǎn

‘既视感’ (jì shì gǎn) is a Chinese term borro

果断

guǒ duàn

果断 (guǒ duàn) is an adjective meaning 'decisiv

断绝

duàn jué

‘断绝’ is a compound verb meaning 'to sever' or

断定

duàn dìng

‘断定’ is a verb meaning ‘to conclude definitiv

敲诈

qiāo zhà

‘敲诈’ is a verb meaning ‘to extort’ or ‘to b

散心

sǎn xīn

‘散心’ literally means ‘to scatter the heart/mi

敢作敢当

gǎn zuò gǎn dāng

'Gǎn zuò gǎn dāng' is a four-character idiom m

大胆

dà dǎn

大胆 (dà dǎn) literally combines 大 (dà, 'big')

不敢当

bù gǎn dāng

'Bù gǎn dāng' is a humble, self-deprecating exp

敢于

gǎn yú

敢于 (gǎn yú) is a verb meaning 'to dare to' or

败兴

bài xìng

败兴 (bài xìng) literally means 'to ruin enthusi

败坏

bài huài

败坏 (bài huài) is a compound verb meaning 'to c

扬长而去

yáng cháng ér qù

'Yáng cháng ér qù' literally means 'to raise o

飞扬

fēi yáng

飞扬 (fēi yáng) literally combines 飞 (to fly) a

表扬

biǎo yáng

表扬 (biǎo yáng) is a verb meaning 'to praise' o

扬名

yáng míng

扬名 (yáng míng) literally means 'to raise/bring

挂念

guà niàn

挂念 is a verb meaning 'to worry about' or 'to mis

排挤

pái jǐ

‘排挤’ is a verb meaning to deliberately exclude

挺住

tǐng zhù

挺住 literally means 'to hold up' or 'to prop up',

挺好

tǐng hǎo

挺好 (tǐng hǎo) is an informal, positive express

指望

zhǐwang

指望 (zhǐwàng) is a verb meaning 'to rely on' or

拜托

bàituō

拜托 (bàituō) is a polite, humble expression use

招风

zhāo fēng

‘招风’ literally means 'to attract wind', but id

拒之门外

jù zhī mén wài

‘拒之门外’ is a four-character idiom meaning to

拒斥

jùchì

拒斥 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to reject

拒绝

jùjué

拒绝 is a transitive verb meaning 'to refuse' or '

抽泣

chōu qì

‘抽泣’ describes the physical act of sobbing —

抱负

bào fù

抱负 (bào fù) is a formal noun meaning 'ambition