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.

一片

yī piàn

‘一片’ (yī piàn) is a measure word phrase mean

爬虫

pá chóng

‘爬虫’ literally means ‘crawling insect/creatur

爬行

pá xíng

‘爬行’ literally combines ‘爬’ (to crawl or cl

小熊

xiǎo xióng

‘Xiǎo xióng’ literally means ‘small bear’ an

北极熊

běi jí xióng

‘Běijí xióng’ literally means ‘North Pole be

熊孩子

xióng hái zi

'Xióng hái zi' literally combines 'bear' (熊) an

熊掌

xióng zhǎng

‘熊掌’ literally means ‘bear’s paw’ — combin

黑熊

hēi xióng

Black bear (hēi xióng) literally means 'black be

熊猫

xióng māo

‘Xióng māo’ literally means ‘bear cat’—a co

炼丹

liàn dān

‘炼丹’ literally means 'to refine/forge elixirs'

丰满

fēng mǎn

丰满 (fēng mǎn) literally combines 丰 (fēng), m

净重

jìng zhòng

Net weight (jìng zhòng) refers to the weight of

片段

piàn duàn

‘片段’ literally combines ‘片’ (piàn), meanin

极小

jí xiǎo

极小 (jí xiǎo) is an adjective meaning 'extremel

极致

jí zhì

‘极致’ (jí zhì) literally combines ‘极’ (jí

约束

yuē shù

约束 (yuē shù) literally combines 约 (to bind, a

束缚

shù fù

‘束缚’ (shù fù) literally combines ‘束’ (to

浪朵

làng duǒ

浪朵 (làng duǒ) literally combines 浪 (làng), m

变易

biàn yì

变易 (biàn yì) is a formal, literary noun meanin

一斤

yī jīn

'Yī jīn' literally means 'one catty', a traditio

饲料

sì liào

‘饲料’ (sì liào) literally combines ‘饲’ (to

故事

gù shi

故事 (gù shì) means 'story' — a narrative with

感官

gǎn guān

感官 refers to the biological organs responsible f

怪事

guài shì

‘怪事’ literally combines ‘怪’ (guài), meanin

怪物

guài wù

怪物 literally means 'strange thing' — 怪 (guài)

怕生

pàshēng

‘怕生’ (pàshēng) literally means ‘fear birth,

张开

zhāng kāi

‘张开’ is a compound verb meaning 'to open wide'

贝雷帽

bèiléi mào

'Bèiléi mào' literally combines three character

鸭舌帽

yāshé mào

‘鸭舌帽’ (yāshé mào) literally means ‘duck-t

差异

chā yì

差异 (chā yì) is a noun meaning 'difference' or

害虫

hài chóng

害虫 (hài chóng) literally means 'harm-insect'

奇异

qí yì

奇异 (qí yì) is an adjective meaning 'extraordin

图画

tú huà

'图画' (tú huà) literally combines '图' (tú), m

动物园

dòng wù yuán

‘动物园’ literally means ‘animal garden’ — a

嘴巴

zuǐ ba

嘴巴 (zuǐ ba) is a colloquial, warm, and often af

又大又圆

yòu dà yòu yuán

'又大又圆' is a fixed four-character pattern used

包围

bāo wéi

包围 (bāo wéi) is a verb meaning 'to surround' o

过冬

guò dōng

‘过冬’ literally means ‘to pass winter’ and fu

典型

diǎn xíng

‘典型’ (diǎn xíng) literally combines 典 (diǎ

图像

tú xiàng

图像 (tú xiàng) is a formal, written noun meanin