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.

行为

xíng wéi

行为 (xíng wéi) is a noun meaning 'behavior' or

飞来

fēilái

‘飞来’ literally means ‘fly + come’, and funct

飞走

fēizǒu

‘飞走’ is a compound verb meaning 'to fly away'

逗猫

dòu māo

‘逗猫’ literally combines the verb 逗 (dòu), me

猫奴

māo nú

‘猫奴’ (māo nú) is a lighthearted, self-deprec

野猫

yě māo

‘Yě māo’ literally combines ‘yě’ (wild, unt

猫粮

māo liáng

猫粮 (māo liáng) literally combines 猫 (māo), m

猫咪

māo mī

猫咪 is an affectionate, diminutive term for 'cat'

识别

shí bié

识别 (shí bié) is a verb meaning 'to identify' o

鬼号

guǐháo

‘鬼号’ (guǐháo) is a literary, vivid noun mean

狼号

lángháo

‘狼号’ literally combines 狼 (láng), meaning 'w

苹草

píng cǎo

‘苹草’ (píng cǎo) is a classical Chinese term

新兴

xīn xīng

新兴 (xīn xīng) is an adjective meaning 'emergin

老鼠

lǎo shǔ

‘Lǎo shǔ’ literally combines ‘lǎo’ (old) an

走狗

zǒu gǒu

‘走狗’ literally means ‘running dog’—a dog th

热狗

rè gǒu

‘热狗’ (rè gǒu) is a loanword borrowing the En

狼狗

láng gǒu

‘狼狗’ literally means ‘wolf dog’ — a compoun

狗窝

gǒu wō

‘狗窝’ literally means 'dog’s nest'—a compound

狗粮

gǒu liáng

‘狗粮’ literally means ‘dog food’ — a compoun

小狗

xiǎo gǒu

‘Xiǎo gǒu’ literally combines ‘xiǎo’ (small

漂浮

piāo fú

漂浮 means 'to float (on the surface)' — specific

星座

xīngzuò

‘星座’ (xīngzuò) literally combines ‘星’ (x

星星

xīngxing

星星 (xīngxing) is the colloquial, reduplicated f

怎样的

zěn yàng de

怎样的 is an interrogative adjective phrase meanin

很多

hěn duō

很 (hěn) means 'very' and 多 (duō) means 'many'

摄影

shè yǐng

摄影 (shè yǐng) literally means 'to capture shad

少见

shǎojiàn

'少见' literally combines 'shǎo' (few, little) an

少数

shǎoshù

'少数' (shǎoshù) literally combines '少' (shǎo)

写实

xiě shí

‘写实’ (xiě shí) is an adjective describing an

写生

xiě shēng

‘Xiě shēng’ literally means ‘to write life’

喂药

wèi yào

'喂药' (wèi yào) is a verb meaning 'to administe

喂鱼

wèi yú

'喂鱼' literally combines '喂' (wèi), meaning 'to

喂狗

wèi gǒu

'喂狗' is a compound verb meaning 'to feed a dog.'

喂食

wèi shí

‘喂食’ is a verb meaning 'to feed'—typically us

命名

mìng míng

命名 means 'to name' or 'to christen'—it refers t

叫声

jiào shēng

‘叫声’ literally combines 叫 (jiào), meaning 't

六道

liù dào

‘六道’ (liù dào) is a core Buddhist concept re

血系

xuè xì

血系 (xuè xì) literally combines 血 (xuè, 'bloo

系列

xì liè

Series refers to a group of related items arranged

闪亮

shǎn liàng

闪亮 (shǎn liàng) is an adjective meaning 'shiny