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.

亮相

liàng xiàng

"Liàng xiàng" literally means 'to show one's app

五大

wǔ dà

'Wǔ dà' literally means 'five major' and functio

五颜六色

wǔ yán liù sè

‘Wǔ yán liù sè’ literally means ‘five faces

九牛一毛

jiǔ niú yī máo

‘Jiǔ niú yī máo’ literally means 'nine oxen,

七彩

qī cǎi

‘七彩’ literally means ‘seven colors’ and evok

七星

qī xīng

‘七星’ literally means ‘seven stars’ and most

模样

mú yàng

‘模样’ (mú yàng) is a noun meaning ‘appearanc

样品

yàng pǐn

'样品' (yàng pǐn) literally combines '样' (yàng

样子

yàng zi

'样子' (yàng zi) is a noun meaning 'appearance',

哪些

nǎ xiē

'哪些' (nǎ xiē) is a plural interrogative pronou

那些

nà xiē

Those is a demonstrative pronoun used to refer to

特点

tè diǎn

特点 (tè diǎn) literally combines 特 (tè), mean

发现

fā xiàn

'发现' (fā xiàn) is a verb meaning 'to discover'

小猫

xiǎo māo

‘Xiǎo māo’ literally means ‘small cat’ and r

多样

duō yàng

‘多样’ (duō yàng) is an adjective meaning 'div

传说

chuán shuō

传说 (chuán shuō) is a noun meaning 'legend' or

解说

jiě shuō

‘解说’ (jiě shuō) is a noun meaning 'explanati

本能

běn néng

本能 (běn néng) literally combines 本 (běn), me

对手

duì shǒu

'对手' (duì shǒu) literally combines 'duì' (to

出产

chū chǎn

出产 (chū chǎn) is a verb meaning 'to produce' o

出现

chū xiàn

出现 (chū xiàn) is a verb meaning 'to appear' or

出生

chū shēng

出生 (chū shēng) literally means 'to come out an

其他

qí tā

其他 (qí tā) means 'other' or 'else' and functio

个体

gè tǐ

个体 literally combines 个 (gè), a general classi

大小

dà xiǎo

‘大小’ (dà xiǎo) literally combines ‘big’ (

大的

dà de

大的 (dà de) is the attributive form of the adjec

红色的

hóng sè de

红色的 (hóng sè de) is an adjective meaning 'red

zūn

This character looks like a person walking — but