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.

胁息

xié xī

‘胁息’ is a literary, somewhat formal verb meani

胁肩

xié jiān

‘胁肩’ is a classical Chinese verb meaning to hu

胁迫

xié pò

胁迫 (xié pò) is a formal, written verb meaning

胡说

húshuō

胡说 literally combines 胡 (hú), historically ref

卸肩

xiè jiān

卸肩 literally means 'to unload the shoulder'—a v

肃立

sù lì

肃立 (sù lì) is a compound verb meaning 'to stan

肃穆

sù mù

肃穆 (sù mù) is an adjective describing a solemn

耽乐

dān lè

‘耽乐’ is a classical Chinese compound verb mean

耽溺

dān nì

耽溺 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to indulg

耽于

dān yú

耽于 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to indulg

训骂

xùn mà

训骂 is a compound verb meaning 'to reprimand ster

咒骂

zhòu mà

咒骂 (zhòu mà) is a compound verb meaning 'to cu

谩骂

màn mà

‘谩骂’ is a compound verb meaning 'to hurl abusi

辱骂

rǔ mà

辱骂 means 'to insult contemptuously' — it convey

骂人

mà rén

‘骂人’ literally combines ‘骂’ (to scold, to c

置之度外

zhì zhī dù wài

‘置之度外’ is a classical four-character idiom m

置信

zhì xìn

置信 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to believe

致敬

zhì jìng

致敬 (zhì jìng) is a formal verb meaning 'to pay

缓和

huǎn hé

缓和 (huǎn hé) is a verb meaning 'to ease' or 't

缓解

huǎn jiě

缓解 (huǎn jiě) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

千头万绪

qiān tóu wàn xù

‘千头万绪’ literally means ‘a thousand heads an

心绪

xīn xù

心绪 (xīn xù) literally combines 心 (xīn), mean

情绪

qíng xù

‘情绪’ (qíng xù) is a compound noun meaning 'e

思绪

sī xù

‘思绪’ (sī xù) literally combines ‘思’ (sī)

三纲

sān gāng

The term sān gāng (the Three Bonds) refers to a

维系

wéi xì

维系 (wéi xì) is a formal, written-register verb

纷乱

fēn luàn

纷乱 (fēn luàn) is an adjective meaning 'chaotic

纯真

chún zhēn

纯真 (chún zhēn) is an adjective meaning 'innoce

纯粹

chún cuì

纯粹 (chún cuì) is an adjective meaning 'pure,'

纯洁

chún jié

纯洁 (chún jié) is an adjective meaning 'pure,'

纳闷

nà mèn

纳闷 is a verb meaning 'to wonder' or 'to be puzzl

接纳

jiē nà

‘接纳’ is a verb meaning to accept someone or so

糟心

zāo xīn

‘Zāo xīn’ literally combines ‘zāo’ (to ruin

糟糕

zāo gāo

糟糕 (zāo gāo) is an adjective meaning 'terrible

糙脾气

cāo píqì

‘糙脾气’ literally combines 糙 (cāo, 'coarse, r

糊涂

hú tu

糊涂 (hú tu) is an adjective meaning 'confused,'

稳赢

wěn yíng

‘稳赢’ literally combines ‘稳’ (wěn), meaning

称意

chèn yì

'Chèn yì' literally combines 'chèn' (to match,

称心

chèn xīn

‘称心’ (chèn xīn) is an adjective meaning 'sat

移情

yí qíng

‘移情’ (yí qíng) literally means ‘to shift fe