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.

变幻

biàn huàn

变幻 (biàn huàn) is a verb meaning 'to shift unp

护卫

hù wèi

护卫 literally combines 护 (hù, 'to protect') and

保护

bǎo hù

保护 (bǎo hù) is a compound verb meaning 'to pro

牛角

niú jiǎo

牛角 (niú jiǎo) literally means 'cow horn' — a

主角

zhǔ jiǎo

主角 literally means 'main role' or 'principal par

陪衬

péi chèn

‘陪衬’ literally combines ‘陪’ (to accompany,

反衬

fǎn chèn

‘反衬’ is a literary and rhetorical device meani

衬托

chèn tuō

‘衬托’ is a verb meaning ‘to set off’ or ‘to

牛仔裤

niú zǎi kù

‘牛仔裤’ literally means ‘cowboy pants’ — a d

蓝色

lán sè

'蓝色' (lán sè) literally means 'blue color' and

万物

wàn wù

'Wàn wù' literally means 'ten thousand things'—

渔船

yú chuán

渔船 (yú chuán) literally combines 渔 (yú), mea

脚印

jiǎo yìn

‘脚印’ literally combines ‘脚’ (jiǎo), meanin

胖娃娃

pàng wá wa

‘胖娃娃’ literally means 'chubby baby' — 胖 (p

圆胖

yuán pàng

‘圆胖’ (yuán pàng) is a compound adjective for

胖墩墩

pàng dūn dūn

‘胖墩墩’ is a reduplicated, affectionate adjecti

胖乎乎

pàng hū hū

‘胖乎乎’ is a reduplicated, affectionate adjecti

抚育

fǔ yù

抚育 means 'to raise' or 'to nurture', especially

养育

yǎng yù

‘养育’ is a compound verb meaning 'to bring up'

声音

shēng yīn

'声音' (shēng yīn) literally combines 'shēng' (

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