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.

柔情

róu qíng

‘柔情’ literally combines ‘柔’ (róu), meaning

柔和

róu hé

柔和 (róu hé) is an adjective meaning 'gentle' o

打架

dǎ jià

'Dǎ jià' literally combines 打 (dǎ), meaning 't

未免

wèi miǎn

未免 is an adverb meaning 'cannot help but' or 'so

未知

wèi zhī

‘未知’ literally combines ‘未’ (wèi), meaning

明朗

míng lǎng

明朗 (míng lǎng) is an adjective meaning 'clear

似曾相识

sìcéngxiāngshí

'似曾相识' literally means 'seemingly have met bef

暗流

àn liú

‘暗流’ literally means 'hidden current' — combi

暗自

àn zì

暗自 (àn zì) is an adverb meaning 'inwardly,' 's

暗恋

àn liàn

‘Àn liàn’ literally combines ‘àn’ (dark, hi

黑暗

hēi àn

黑暗 literally combines 黑 (hēi, 'black') and 暗

急中生智

jí zhōng shēng zhì

‘急中生智’ literally means ‘wisdom arises in th

睿智

ruì zhì

睿智 (ruì zhì) is an elegant, formal adjective m

智者

zhì zhě

智者 (zhì zhě) literally means 'wise person' —

信誓旦旦

xìn shì dàn dàn

‘信誓旦旦’ is an idiom describing someone making

施恩

shī ēn

施恩 means 'to bestow kindness or favor' — litera

施加

shī jiā

施加 is a transitive verb meaning 'to exert'—typi

斗胆

dǒu dǎn

‘斗胆’ is a modest, slightly literary noun meani

敌对

dí duì

敌对 (dí duì) is an adjective meaning 'hostile'

敌人

dí rén

敌人 (dí rén) literally combines 敌 (dí), meani

敬爱

jìng ài

敬爱 (jìng ài) is a compound word expressing dee

叙别

xù bié

‘叙别’ is a literary and somewhat formal verb me

叙旧

xù jiù

'Xù jiù' literally combines 'xù' (to narrate, r

敏感

mǐn gǎn

敏感 (mǐn gǎn) is an adjective meaning 'sensitiv

操心

cāo xīn

‘操心’ is a verb meaning ‘to worry’ or ‘to fr

操守

cāo shǒu

操守 refers to a person’s moral integrity, ethica

拥戴

yōngdài

‘拥戴’ is a formal, respectful verb meaning ‘to

撞墙

zhuàng qiáng

撞墙 (zhuàng qiáng) literally means 'to hit a wa

撞大运

zhuàng dà yùn

‘撞大运’ is an informal, vivid idiom meaning to

摩拳擦掌

mó quán cā zhǎng

‘摩拳擦掌’ is a vivid four-character idiom that

摩擦

mócā

摩擦 literally means 'rubbing'—the character 摩 (

摘星

zhāi xīng

‘摘星’ literally means ‘to pluck stars’—a viv

摘帽子

zhāi mào zi

'Zhāi mào zi' literally means 'to take off a hat

摔话

shuāi huà

‘摔话’ is a vivid, colloquial verb meaning to bl

摔脸

shuāi liǎn

‘摔脸’ is a vivid, colloquial verb meaning to su

摔杯

shuāi bēi

‘Shuāi bēi’ literally means ‘to throw or smas

摔门

shuāi mén

‘摔门’ is a compound verb meaning 'to slam the d

动摇

dòng yáo

动摇 (dòng yáo) is a verb meaning 'to shake' or

摇摆

yáo bǎi

‘摇摆’ is a compound verb formed from two charac

摇头

yáo tóu

'Yáo tóu' literally means 'to shake the head' an