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.

千变万化

qiān biàn wàn huà

‘千变万化’ literally means ‘a thousand changes

互助

hù zhù

‘互助’ (hù zhù) literally means ‘mutual aid’

准星

zhǔn xīng

准星 (zhǔn xīng) literally combines 准 (zhǔn),

共存

gòng cún

‘共存’ literally means ‘together exist’ — com

鱼缸

yú gāng

‘鱼缸’ (yú gāng) literally combines ‘鱼’ (y

钓鱼

diào yú

钓鱼 (diào yú) literally means 'to hook fish' —

鱼肉

yú ròu

‘鱼肉’ literally means ‘fish meat’ and refers

鲨鱼

shā yú

Shāyú (shark) is a compound noun formed by combi

鲤鱼

lǐ yú

鲤鱼 (lǐ yú) is a common noun meaning 'carp'—a

金鱼

jīn yú

‘金鱼’ literally means ‘gold fish’ — combinin

正声

zhēng shēng

‘Zhēng shēng’ (正声) literally combines 正 (zh

正祭

zhēng jì

‘正祭’ (zhēng jì) refers to the main ancestral

自然

zì rán

‘自然’ (zì rán) literally combines 自 (zì, 's

从句

cóngjù

‘从句’ (cóngjù) literally means ‘subordinate

从中

cóngzhōng

从中 literally combines 从 (cóng, 'from') and 中

所属

suǒ shǔ

所属 literally means 'that which belongs to' and f

所有

suǒ yǒu

所有 (suǒ yǒu) literally combines 所 (suǒ), a c

动作

dòng zuò

动作 (dòng zuò) is a noun meaning 'movement' or

可观

kě guān

可观 (kě guān) is an adjective meaning 'impressi

可爱

kě ài

'可爱' (kě ài) is an adjective meaning 'cute' or

行为

xíng wéi

行为 (xíng wéi) is a noun meaning 'behavior' or

飞来

fēilái

‘飞来’ literally means ‘fly + come’, and funct

飞走

fēizǒu

‘飞走’ is a compound verb meaning 'to fly away'

逗猫

dòu māo

‘逗猫’ literally combines the verb 逗 (dòu), me

猫奴

māo nú

‘猫奴’ (māo nú) is a lighthearted, self-deprec

野猫

yě māo

‘Yě māo’ literally combines ‘yě’ (wild, unt

猫粮

māo liáng

猫粮 (māo liáng) literally combines 猫 (māo), m

猫咪

māo mī

猫咪 is an affectionate, diminutive term for 'cat'

识别

shí bié

识别 (shí bié) is a verb meaning 'to identify' o

鬼号

guǐháo

‘鬼号’ (guǐháo) is a literary, vivid noun mean

狼号

lángháo

‘狼号’ literally combines 狼 (láng), meaning 'w

苹草

píng cǎo

‘苹草’ (píng cǎo) is a classical Chinese term

新兴

xīn xīng

新兴 (xīn xīng) is an adjective meaning 'emergin

老鼠

lǎo shǔ

‘Lǎo shǔ’ literally combines ‘lǎo’ (old) an

走狗

zǒu gǒu

‘走狗’ literally means ‘running dog’—a dog th

热狗

rè gǒu

‘热狗’ (rè gǒu) is a loanword borrowing the En

狼狗

láng gǒu

‘狼狗’ literally means ‘wolf dog’ — a compoun

狗窝

gǒu wō

‘狗窝’ literally means 'dog’s nest'—a compound

狗粮

gǒu liáng

‘狗粮’ literally means ‘dog food’ — a compoun

小狗

xiǎo gǒu

‘Xiǎo gǒu’ literally combines ‘xiǎo’ (small