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.

尊敬

zūn jìng

尊敬 (zūn jìng) is a formal, respectful term mea

专心

zhuānxīn

专心 (zhuānxīn) literally combines 专 (zhuān),

体察

tǐ chá

‘体察’ is a formal, literary verb meaning to emp

明察

míng chá

‘Míng chá’ literally combines ‘míng’ (brigh

察觉

chá jué

‘察觉’ (chá jué) is a compound verb meaning ‘

寒心

hán xīn

寒心 literally means 'cold heart' — combining 寒

富有

fù yǒu

富有 literally means 'to possess abundantly' and f

密友

mìyǒu

‘密友’ literally combines 密 (mì), meaning 'clo

寄托

jìtuō

‘寄托’ is a verb meaning to place one’s hopes,

存疑

cúnyí

存疑 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to hold in

存心

cúnxīn

‘Cúnxīn’ literally combines ‘cún’ (to keep,

奋勇

fèn yǒng

‘奋勇’ is an adverb meaning 'courageously' or 'b

奋起

fèn qǐ

‘奋起’ is a compound verb meaning 'to rise up vi

奋不顾身

fèn bù gù shēn

‘奋不顾身’ is a four-character idiom meaning to

奋发

fèn fā

‘奋发’ is a compound verb meaning to rouse onese

奋斗

fèn dòu

‘奋斗’ (fèn dòu) is a compound verb meaning 't

失败

shī bài

'失败' (shī bài) literally combines '失' (shī),

失去

shī qù

失去 (shī qù) is a compound verb meaning 'to los

梦幻

mèng huàn

梦幻 (mèng huàn) is an adjective meaning 'dreaml

圆梦

yuán mèng

'Yuán mèng' literally means 'to make a dream rou

噩梦

è mèng

‘噩梦’ literally combines 噩 (è), an archaic ch

美梦

měi mèng

美梦 literally combines 美 (měi), meaning 'beauti

做梦

zuò mèng

'做梦' literally means 'to do a dream' — the verb

梦想

mèng xiǎng

梦想 (mèng xiǎng) literally combines 梦 (mèng,

够呛

gòu qiàng

够呛 (gòu qiàng) is an informal, vivid Chinese e

压抑

yā yì

压抑 (yā yì) is a verb meaning 'to suppress' or

塑造

sù zào

塑造 (sù zào) is a transitive verb meaning 'to s

堵心

dǔ xīn

'堵心' (dǔ xīn) is an expressive, colloquial adj

坚守

jiānshǒu

'Jiānshǒu' is a compound verb meaning 'to hold f

坚信

jiānxìn

坚信 means 'to firmly believe' — a strong, unwave

坚定

jiāndìng

坚定 (jiāndìng) is an adjective meaning 'firm' o

困境

kùn jìng

‘困境’ (kùn jìng) is a compound noun meaning

严肃

yán sù

严肃 (yán sù) is an adjective meaning 'solemn' o

尝到

cháng dào

尝到 literally means 'to taste and reach'—it comb

天命

tiān mìng

‘Tiān mìng’ literally means ‘Heaven’s comman

拼命

pīn mìng

拼 means 'to strive, to exert oneself' and 命 mean

命运

mìng yùn

命运 (mìng yùn) literally combines 命 (mìng), m

欢呼

huān hū

欢呼 is a compound verb meaning 'to cheer' or 'to

滋味

zī wèi

‘滋味’ literally combines 滋 (zī), meaning ‘to

来呀

lái yā

‘来呀’ is a lively, playful interjection used to