Browse "Animals" 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.

败北

bài běi

败北 (bài běi) is a classical Chinese compound m

收养

shōu yǎng

‘收养’ (shōu yǎng) is a verb meaning ‘to adop

支配

zhī pèi

支配 means 'to control' or 'to dominate'—it descr

骚乱

sāo luàn

骚乱 (sāo luàn) is a noun meaning 'riot' or 'civ

挂帅

guà shuài

‘挂帅’ literally means ‘to hang the banner of a

甩掉

shuǎi diào

'Shuǎi diào' is a separable verb meaning 'to sha

绝招

jué zhāo

‘绝招’ literally combines 绝 (jué), meaning 'ab

拒敌

jù dí

拒敌 literally means 'to reject/repel the enemy'

抽象

chōu xiàng

The word 抽象 (chōu xiàng) literally combines 抽

抱养

bào yǎng

抱养 (bào yǎng) literally combines 抱 (bào, 'to

折断

shé duàn

折断 (shé duàn) is a compound verb meaning 'to s

扮鬼

bàn guǐ

‘扮鬼’ literally means ‘to dress up as a ghost

扮相

bàn xiàng

‘扮相’ (bàn xiàng) literally combines 扮 (bàn

扔下

rēng xià

扔下 (rēng xià) is a compound verb meaning 'to a

动态

dòngtài

‘动态’ literally combines ‘动’ (dòng), meanin

异态

yìtài

异态 (yìtài) is a formal noun meaning 'abnormal

姿态

zītài

‘姿态’ (zītài) literally combines 姿 (zī), me

微观

wēi guān

微观 (wēi guān) literally combines 微 (wēi), me

音律

yīn lǜ

音律 (yīn lǜ) literally combines 音 (yīn), mean

规律

guī lǜ

规律 (guī lǜ) is a noun meaning 'law', 'pattern'

多姿多彩

duō zī duō cǎi

多姿多彩 literally means 'many postures, many colo

色彩

sè cǎi

色彩 literally combines 色 (sè, 'color' or 'hue')

引线

yǐn xiàn

‘引线’ literally means 'leading thread' — combi

将帅

jiàng shuài

‘将帅’ is a compound noun meaning ‘generals and

灵巧

líng qiǎo

灵巧 (líng qiǎo) is an adjective meaning 'agile'

巧舌如簧

qiǎo shé rú huáng

‘巧舌如簧’ literally means ‘a clever tongue lik

尤物

yóu wù

'尤物' literally means 'outstanding thing'—'尤' (

封山

fēng shān

'Fēng shān' literally means 'to seal the mountai

封号

fēng hào

'封号' literally combines 封 (fēng), meaning 'to

观察

guān chá

观察 (guān chá) is a verb meaning 'to observe'

密度

mìdù

"Density" (mìdù) is a scientific noun referring

密集

mìjí

密集 (mìjí) is an adjective meaning 'dense' or '

寄养

jìyǎng

‘寄养’ (jìyǎng) literally combines ‘寄’ (jì

内孙

nèisūn

‘内孙’ (nèisūn) literally combines ‘内’ (nè

孙子

sūnzi

孙子 (sūnzi) literally combines 孙 (sūn), meanin

失踪

shī zōng

失踪 (shī zōng) literally means 'to lose one’s

失控

shī kòng

失控 (shī kòng) literally means 'to lose control

增殖

zēng zhí

增殖 (zēng zhí) is a formal, primarily written v

雕塑

diāo sù

雕塑 (diāo sù) is a noun meaning 'sculpture'—a

塑像

sù xiàng

塑像 (sù xiàng) is a noun meaning 'statue' or 's