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.

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

台风

tái fēng

'Typhoon' (tái fēng) is a noun referring to a po

须眉

xū méi

‘须眉’ literally means ‘beard and eyebrows’, t

响彻

xiǎng chè

响彻 is a verb meaning 'to resound throughout' or

声响

shēng xiǎng

‘声响’ is a compound noun meaning ‘sound’ or

响动

xiǎng dòng

响动 (xiǎng dòng) is a compound noun meaning 'so

响亮

xiǎng liàng

'响亮' (xiǎng liàng) is an adjective meaning 'lo

响声

xiǎng shēng

'响声' (xiǎng shēng) is a compound noun meaning

皮鞋

pí xié

皮鞋 (pí xié) literally means 'skin shoe' — 皮

静止

jìng zhǐ

‘静止’ (jìng zhǐ) is an adjective meaning ‘mo

需用

xū yòng

‘需用’ is a compound noun meaning ‘required use

阴阳

yīn yáng

Yīn yáng is a foundational concept in traditiona

附着

fù zhuó

附着 (fù zhuó) is a verb meaning 'to adhere' or

阿Q

ā Q

Ā Q (Ah Q) is the iconic nickname of the main cha

银色

yín sè

‘银色’ (yín sè) literally means ‘silver color

较少

jiào shǎo

较少 is an adverb meaning 'relatively fewer' or 'c

跟屁虫

gēn pì chóng

‘跟屁虫’ literally means ‘a bug that follows th

跟前

gēn qián

跟前 means 'right in front of someone'—a spatial

越界

yuèjiè

越界 literally means 'to cross a boundary' — 越 (

锦标赛

jǐn biāo sài

'锦标赛' (jǐn biāo sài) literally combines thre

变态

biàn tài

The word biàntài literally combines biàn (to ch