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.

秘密

mìmì

秘密 (mìmì) means 'secret' — something delibera

私交

sī jiāo

‘私交’ literally combines ‘私’ (sī), meaning

私心

sī xīn

‘私心’ literally combines ‘私’ (sī), meaning

出神

chū shén

‘Chū shén’ literally means ‘to emit spirit’

神情

shén qíng

神情 refers specifically to a person’s facial exp

碍口

ài kǒu

Àikǒu literally combines 碍 (ài, 'to hinder, ob

碰壁

pèng bì

'碰壁' (pèng bì) literally means 'to hit a wall'

碰运气

pèng yùn qì

'碰运气' literally combines '碰' (to bump into, en

破碎

pò suì

破碎 (pò suì) literally combines 破 (‘broken, t

硬气

yìng qì

硬气 (yìng qì) is an adjective describing a pers

瞧不上

qiáo bu shàng

‘瞧不上’ is a colloquial verb phrase meaning ‘t

瞧得起

qiáo de qǐ

'瞧得起' is a verb phrase meaning 'to respect' or

瞎闹

xiā nào

‘瞎闹’ literally combines ‘瞎’ (xiā, meaning

惺忪

xīng sōng

惺忪 (xīng sōng) is an adjective describing the

怒睁

nù zhēng

‘怒睁’ is a compound verb meaning 'to glare'—sp

睁大

zhēng dà

‘睁大’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to widen (on

睁眼

zhēng yǎn

‘Zhēng yǎn’ literally means ‘to open one’s e

愁眉苦脸

chóu méi kǔ liǎn

Chóu méi kǔ liǎn literally means 'worried eyeb

眉清目秀

méi qīng mù xiù

‘眉清目秀’ is a classical Chinese idiom used to

扬眉吐气

yáng méi tǔ qì

‘扬眉吐气’ literally depicts the physical act of

眉飞色舞

méi fēi sè wǔ

"Méi fēi sè wǔ" literally depicts eyebrows fly

盼念

pàn niàn

盼念 is a literary, emotionally charged verb meani

盼顾

pàn gù

'盼顾' is a literary, somewhat poetic verb meaning

盼头

pàn tou

盼头 (pàn tou) is a noun meaning 'something to lo

期盼

qī pàn

‘期盼’ is a compound verb meaning 'to look forwa

益发

yì fā

益发 is an adverb meaning 'increasingly' or 'more

发疯似地

fā fēng shì de

'Fā fēng shì de' is an adverbial phrase meaning

疯言疯语

fēng yán fēng yǔ

‘疯言疯语’ literally means ‘crazy speech, crazy

疯子

fēng zi

‘疯子’ literally combines 疯 (fēng), meaning 'c

发疯

fā fēng

'Fā fēng' literally combines 'fā' (to emit, to

痛骂

tòng mà

痛骂 means 'to scold harshly' or 'to berate severe

痛快

tòng kuài

痛快 (tòng kuài) is an adjective describing a fe

心痒

xīn yǎng

‘心痒’ literally means 'itchy heart'—a vivid, m

手痒

shǒu yǎng

‘手痒’ (shǒu yǎng) literally means 'itchy hand

身心俱疲

shēn xīn jù pí

‘身心俱疲’ literally means 'body and mind both e

精疲力竭

jīng pí lì jié

精疲力竭 is an idiomatic four-character adjective

疲倦

pí juàn

疲倦 is a compound word meaning 'tiredness' or 'we

疲惫

pí bèi

疲惫 is an adjective meaning 'exhausted' or 'worn

略为

lüè wéi

略为 is an adverb meaning 'slightly' or 'somewhat'

甩锅

shuǎi guō

‘Shuǎi guō’ literally means ‘to throw a wok,