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.

倒退

dǎo tuì

'倒退' literally combines '倒' (dǎo), meaning 'to

倒下

dǎo xià

‘倒下’ (dǎo xià) is a verb meaning ‘to collap

倍率

bèilǜ

倍率 (bèilǜ) literally combines 倍 (bèi), meani

供养

gōng yǎng

供养 (gōng yǎng) is a formal or literary verb me

供应

gōng yìng

‘供应’ (gōng yìng) is a verb meaning ‘to supp

低级

dī jí

‘低级’ literally combines ‘低’ (dī), meaning

低温

dī wēn

‘低温’ (dī wēn) literally combines ‘低’ (dī

传价

chuán jiè

‘传价’ is an archaic or literary term meaning ‘

仔畜

zǐ chù

'Zǐ chù' literally combines 'zǐ' (offspring, yo

交手

jiāo shǒu

‘交手’ literally means ‘exchange hands’ and me

乒乓乱跳

pīngpāng luàn tiào

'乒乓乱跳' is a vivid, onomatopoeic verb phrase th

丰富

fēng fù

丰富 (fēng fù) is an adjective meaning 'rich' or

线索

xiànsuǒ

线索 (xiànsuǒ) literally combines 线 (xiàn), me

视线

shìxiàn

‘视线’ literally means ‘sight line’ — combini

各种

gè zhǒng

'Various kinds' is a noun phrase formed by combini

黄牛

huáng niú

‘黄牛’ literally means 'yellow ox' — a traditio

黄金

huáng jīn

黄金 literally means 'yellow metal' — 黄 (huáng)

鸟语

diǎo yǔ

‘Bird talk’ (鸟语) literally combines 鸟 (diǎo,

鸟毛

diǎo máo

'Bird feather' literally, but in colloquial Mandar

鸟样

diǎo yàng

'Bird appearance' — literally 'bird' (鸟) plus 'a

鸟人

diǎo rén

'Bird person' (鸟人) is a slangy, playfully deroga

鸟蛋

diǎo dàn

‘鸟蛋’ literally means ‘bird egg’, but in coll

鸟事

diǎo shì

‘鸟事’ (diǎo shì) is a colloquial, mildly vulg

鲜红

xiān hóng

鲜红 (xiān hóng) is an adjective meaning 'bright

鲜美

xiān měi

鲜美 (xiān měi) is an adjective describing food

海鲜

hǎi xiān

‘海鲜’ (hǎi xiān) literally combines ‘海’ (h

铁骑

tiě qí

‘铁骑’ literally combines ‘iron’ (铁) and ‘ca

骑射

qí shè

骑射 (qí shè) literally combines 骑 (to ride, es

骑术

qí shù

骑术 (qí shù) literally combines 骑 (qí), meani

骑士

qí shì

骑士 (qí shì) literally combines 骑 (qí), meani

骑手

qí shǒu

骑手 literally combines 骑 (qí), meaning 'to ride

骑兵

qí bīng

骑兵 (qí bīng) literally means 'riding soldiers'

马车

mǎ chē

马车 (mǎ chē) literally means 'horse vehicle' —

赛马

sài mǎ

‘Sài mǎ’ literally means ‘race horse’—‘sà

黑马

hēi mǎ

‘黑马’ (hēi mǎ) literally means 'black horse'

马虎

mǎ hu

‘马虎’ literally combines the characters for ‘h

香肠

xiāng cháng

Xiāng cháng literally means 'fragrant intestine'

饿狼

è láng

饿狼 literally means 'hungry wolf' — combining 饿

看饱

kàn bǎo

‘看饱’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to feast one

饱满

bǎo mǎn

饱满 (bǎo mǎn) is an adjective describing someth