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.

闻所未闻

wén suǒ wèi wén

‘闻所未闻’ literally means ‘heard of what was n

渔网

yú wǎng

渔网 (yú wǎng) literally combines 渔 (yú), mean

落网

luò wǎng

‘落网’ literally means ‘to fall into a net’ —

结网

jiē wǎng

‘结网’ literally means ‘to tie/bind (结) a net

等级

děng jí

等级 (děng jí) is a noun meaning 'class,' 'rank,

宝箱

bǎo xiāng

‘宝箱’ (bǎo xiāng) literally combines ‘宝’ (

突起

tū qǐ

突起 (tū qǐ) is a noun meaning 'a protrusion' or

突袭

tū xí

突袭 means 'surprise attack' — a sudden, unexpect

矮胖

ǎi pàng

矮胖 (ǎi pàng) is an adjective meaning 'short an

矮墩墩

ǎi dūn dūn

矮墩墩 (ǎi dūn dūn) is a reduplicative, affecti

矮小

ǎi xiǎo

矮小 (ǎi xiǎo) is a compound adjective meaning '

皮包

pí bāo

皮包 (pí bāo) literally combines 皮 (pí), meani

瘦肉

shòuròu

瘦肉 (shòuròu) literally means 'thin meat' — 瘦

瘦小

shòuxiǎo

瘦小 (shòuxiǎo) is an adjective that literally c

绘画

huì huà

绘画 (huì huà) is a noun meaning 'painting' as a

漫画

màn huà

漫画 (màn huà) is a noun meaning 'comic' or 'man

环保

huán bǎo

环保 (huán bǎo) is a noun meaning 'environmental

环境

huán jìng

环境 (huán jìng) literally combines 环 (huán),

特殊

tè shū

特殊 (tè shū) is an adjective meaning 'special,'

特征

tè zhēng

特征 (tè zhēng) means 'characteristic' or 'featu

一片

yī piàn

‘一片’ (yī piàn) is a measure word phrase mean

爬虫

pá chóng

‘爬虫’ literally means ‘crawling insect/creatur

爬行

pá xíng

‘爬行’ literally combines ‘爬’ (to crawl or cl

小熊

xiǎo xióng

‘Xiǎo xióng’ literally means ‘small bear’ an

北极熊

běi jí xióng

‘Běijí xióng’ literally means ‘North Pole be

熊孩子

xióng hái zi

'Xióng hái zi' literally combines 'bear' (熊) an

熊掌

xióng zhǎng

‘熊掌’ literally means ‘bear’s paw’ — combin

黑熊

hēi xióng

Black bear (hēi xióng) literally means 'black be

熊猫

xióng māo

‘Xióng māo’ literally means ‘bear cat’—a co

炼丹

liàn dān

‘炼丹’ literally means 'to refine/forge elixirs'

丰满

fēng mǎn

丰满 (fēng mǎn) literally combines 丰 (fēng), m

净重

jìng zhòng

Net weight (jìng zhòng) refers to the weight of

片段

piàn duàn

‘片段’ literally combines ‘片’ (piàn), meanin

极小

jí xiǎo

极小 (jí xiǎo) is an adjective meaning 'extremel

极致

jí zhì

‘极致’ (jí zhì) literally combines ‘极’ (jí

约束

yuē shù

约束 (yuē shù) literally combines 约 (to bind, a

束缚

shù fù

‘束缚’ (shù fù) literally combines ‘束’ (to

浪朵

làng duǒ

浪朵 (làng duǒ) literally combines 浪 (làng), m

变易

biàn yì

变易 (biàn yì) is a formal, literary noun meanin

一斤

yī jīn

'Yī jīn' literally means 'one catty', a traditio