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.

出名

chū míng

出名 (chū míng) is a verb meaning 'to become fam

吃醋

chī cù

‘吃醋’ (chī cù) literally means 'to eat vinega

吃亏

chī kuī

'Chī kuī' literally means 'to eat a loss' — a v

叫好

jiào hǎo

‘叫好’ is a verb meaning ‘to cheer’ or ‘to ap

友爱

yǒu ài

‘Yǒu ài’ (友爱) is a compound noun meaning ‘f

友好

yǒu hǎo

友好 (yǒu hǎo) is an adjective meaning 'friendly

好友

hǎo yǒu

好友 literally combines 好 (hǎo, 'good') and 友 (

冷淡

lěng dàn

冷淡 (lěng dàn) is an adjective meaning 'indiffe

做决定

zuò juédìng

'做决定' literally combines '做' (to do/make), '决

做朋友

zuò péngyou

'做朋友' literally combines '做' (to do/make) and

谢谢你

xiè xie nǐ

'Xiè xie nǐ' is the most common and universally

你好吗

nǐ hǎo ma

'Nǐ hǎo ma?' is a standard, polite greeting in C

今生

jīn shēng

‘今生’ literally combines 今 (jīn, 'now' or 'th

敞亮

chǎng liàng

敞亮 (chǎng liàng) is a compound adjective forme

关心

guān xīn

'关心' is a verb meaning 'to care about' or 'to be

四分五裂

sì fēn wǔ liè

‘四分五裂’ literally means ‘split into four par

些许

xiē xǔ

些许 (xiē xǔ) is an adverb meaning 'a little' or

有些

yǒu xiē

有些 (yǒu xiē) is a versatile two-character expr

开心

kāi xīn

开心 (kāi xīn) literally means 'to open the hear

好奇

hào qí

好奇 (hào qí) is an adjective meaning 'curious'

好心

hǎo xīn

‘Hǎo xīn’ literally means 'good heart' and ref

好事

hǎo shì

'好事' literally combines 好 (hǎo, 'good') and 事

好像

hǎo xiàng

'好像' (hǎo xiàng) is an adverbial phrase meanin

好人

hǎo rén

'好人' literally combines 'hǎo' (good) and 'rén'

根本

gēnběn

根本 (gēnběn) literally combines 根 (gēn, 'root

观点

guān diǎn

‘观点’ (guān diǎn) literally combines 观 (guā

有点儿

yǒu diǎnr

'有点儿' (yǒu diǎnr) is a colloquial adverb mean

点头

diǎn tóu

点头 (diǎn tóu) literally means 'to dot the head

都好

dōu hǎo

都好 (dōu hǎo) literally combines 都 (dōu), mea

现实

xiàn shí

现实 (xiàn shí) means 'reality' — the actual st

二话不说

èr huà bù shuō

'Èr huà bù shuō' literally means 'not saying a

高兴

gāo xìng

高兴 (gāo xìng) is a common adjective meaning 'h

心里

xīn lǐ

心里 (xīn lǐ) literally means 'inside the heart'

十全十美

shí quán shí měi

'Shí quán shí měi' literally means 'ten comple

十分

shí fēn

十分 (shí fēn) is an adverb meaning 'very' or 'e

多谢

duō xiè

‘多谢’ is a polite, warm expression meaning 'man

多么

duō me

多么 (duō me) is an adverb used exclusively in ex

可能

kě néng

可能 (kě néng) means 'possible' or 'may/might' a

同意

tóng yì

同意 means 'to agree' — it expresses acceptance o

对不起

duì bu qǐ

'Duì bu qǐ' is a fundamental expression of apolo