Wechat / QQ

Classic mobile Tencent Wechat had 100 emoticons and other symbols, the desktop / web version added 5 more. QQ seems to use a subset of these.

Actual Chinese usage of some emoticons differs from their intuitive looks to Westerners.

Emoticon Faces

Code	Input	Emoji	Image	Description
:)	/::)	😄 😃 🙂		smile
:~	/::~	😬		grimace
:B	/::B	🤤 😍		drool
:|	/::|	(:imp: :rage: :confused: ) #362		scowl
8-)	/:8-)	😎		cool
:<	/::<	😭		sob
:$	/::$	😊		shy
:X	/::X	🤐 😶		silent
:Z	/::Z	😴		sleep
:'(	/::'(	😢		cry
:-|	/::-|	#363		awkward
:@	/::@	😠		angry
:P	/::P	😜		tongue
:D	/::D	😁 😀 😆		grin
:O	/::O	😮		surprise
:(	/::(	😦 ☹️		frown
:+	/::+	#364		ruthless
--b	/:--b	(:blush:)		blush
:Q	/::Q	😱		scream
:T	/::T	🤢		puke
,@P	/:,@P	🤭 (Unicode10)		chuckle
,@-D	/:,@-D	😊		joyful
:d	/::d	#365		slight
,@o	/:,@o	😏		smug
:g	/::g	(:yum:)		hungry
|-)	/:|-)	(:sleepy: :tired_face: :weary:)		drowsy
:!	/::!	(:fearful: :cold_sweat:)		panic
:L	/::L	😓 😰 😥		sweat
:>	/::>	😆 😂		laugh
:,@	/::,@	#283		commando
,@f	/:,@f	😣		determined
:-S	/::-S	🤬 (Unicode10)		scold
?	/:?	😨		shocked
,@x	/:,@x	🤫 (Unicode10)		shhh
,@@	/:,@@	😵 💫		dizzy
:8	/::8	#366		tormented
,@!	/:,@!	#367		toasted
!!!	/:!!!	💀		skull
xx	/:xx	(:hammer:)		hammer
bye	/:bye	(:wave:)		wave
wipe	/:wipe	#368		speechless
dig	/:dig	#369		nose_pick
handclap	/:handclap	(:clap:)		clap
&-(	/:&-(	#370		shame
B-)	/:B-)	#371		trick
<@	/:<@	(:rage:)		bah left
@>	/:@>	(:rage:)		bah right
:-O	/::-O	#220 😫 😩 😪		yawn
>-|	/:>-|	#372		pooh pooh
P-(	/:P-(	#373		shrunken
:'|	/::'|	#374 😟		tearing up
X-)	/:X-)	#375		sly
:*	/::*	😗		kiss
@x	/:@x	#376		wrath
8*	/:8*	#377		whimper

Objects etc.

Code	Input	Emoji	Image	Description
pd	/:pd	🔪		cleaver
<W>	/:<W>	🍉		watermelon
beer	/:beer	🍺		beer
basketb	/:basketb	🏀		basketball
oo	/:oo	🏓		ping pong
coffee	/:coffee	☕		coffee
eat	/:eat	🍚		rice
pig	/:pig	🐷		pig
rose	/:rose	🌹		rose
fade	/:fade	🥀		wilt
showlove	/:showlove	👄		lips
heart	/:heart	❤️		heart
break	/:break	💔		broken heart
cake	/:cake	🎂		cake
li	/:li	⚡		lightning
bome	/:bome	💣		bomb
kn	/:kn	🗡		dagger
footb	/:footb	⚽		soccer
ladybug	/:ladybug	🐞		ladybug
shit	/:shit	💩		poop (without face)
moon	/:moon	🌛 🌜 🌝 🌃 🌙		moon (without face, = night)
sun	/:sun	🌞		sun (= day, daylight, sunlight, sunshine)
gift	/:gift	🎁		gift

Gestures and Poses

Code	Input	Emoji	Image	Description
hug	/:hug	(🤗)		hug (should be Person Hugging, not Hugging Face)
strong	/:strong	👍		thumbs up
weak	/:weak	👎		thumbs down
share	/:share	🤝		shake
v	/:v	✌️		peace
@)	/:@)	#378		pre-fight gesture
jj	/:jj	#379		beckon
@@	/:@@	✊		(raised) fist
bad	/:bad	#322		pinky
lvu	/:lvu	🤘 🤟		rock on (sign of the horns) or ILY I love you hand sign
no	/:no	(:point_up:☝)		nuh uh
ok	/:ok	👌		ok

People / Penguins Acting

Code	Input	Emoji	Image	Description
love	/:love	(:couple: :couple_with_heart_woman_man: :couplekiss_man_woman:)		in love
<L>	/:<L>			blowkiss
jump	/:jump			waddle
shake	/:shake			tremble
<O>	/:<O>			aaagh
circle	/:circle			twirl
kotow	/:kotow	🙇‍♂️		kotow
turn	/:turn			dramatic
skip	/:skip	(:man_shrugging:)		jump rope
oY	/:oY			surrender

Specific References

• QQ International: How to Add and Manage Emoticons?
• Github: qiuyinghua/wechat-emoticons

Standard References

• Unicode Technical Standard 51 “Unicode Emoji” (beta)
• How to propose emojis to Unicode
• How to propose other additions or changes to Unicode (required form, email address: docsubmit＠unicode.org)
• Unicode document submission form