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.

风浪

fēng làng

风浪 literally combines 风 (fēng, 'wind') and 浪

流浪

liú làng

‘流浪’ (liú làng) is a verb meaning ‘to wande

海浪

hǎi làng

‘海浪’ (hǎi làng) literally combines ‘海’ (h

复活

fù huó

复活 (fù huó) literally combines 复 (fù), meani

存活

cún huó

存活 means 'to survive' or 'to stay alive', emphas

鸡汁

jī zhī

‘鸡汁’ literally means ‘chicken juice’ — a co

母音

mǔ yīn

"母音" (mǔ yīn) literally means "mother sound"—

此类

cǐ lèi

‘此类’ is a formal, written noun phrase meaning

无价之宝

wú jià zhī bǎo

'Wú jià zhī bǎo' literally means 'a treasure w

橡子

xiàng zǐ

‘橡子’ (xiàng zǐ) literally combines ‘橡’ (x

橡实

xiàng shí

‘橡实’ (xiàng shí) literally means ‘oak fruit

橡胶

xiàng jiāo

橡胶 (xiàng jiāo) literally combines 橡 (xiàng)

鹊桥

què qiáo

‘鹊桥’ (què qiáo) literally means ‘magpie bri

棒喝

bàng hè

‘棒喝’ is a classical Zen Buddhist term referrin

铁棒

tiě bàng

铁棒 (tiě bàng) literally means 'iron rod' — 铁

棍棒

gùn bàng

棍棒 (gùn bàng) is a compound noun meaning 'club

遗弃

yíqì

‘遗弃’ (yíqì) is a formal, often legally or mo

暖冬

nuǎn dōng

"Nuǎn dōng" (暖冬) literally combines 暖 (nuǎn)

同族

tóng zú

‘同族’ literally means ‘same clan’ or ‘same l

散落

sǎn luò

散落 (sǎn luò) is a verb meaning 'to be scattere

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'