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.

漂浮

piāo fú

漂浮 means 'to float (on the surface)' — specific

星座

xīngzuò

‘星座’ (xīngzuò) literally combines ‘星’ (x

星星

xīngxing

星星 (xīngxing) is the colloquial, reduplicated f

怎样的

zěn yàng de

怎样的 is an interrogative adjective phrase meanin

很多

hěn duō

很 (hěn) means 'very' and 多 (duō) means 'many'

摄影

shè yǐng

摄影 (shè yǐng) literally means 'to capture shad

少见

shǎojiàn

'少见' literally combines 'shǎo' (few, little) an

少数

shǎoshù

'少数' (shǎoshù) literally combines '少' (shǎo)

写实

xiě shí

‘写实’ (xiě shí) is an adjective describing an

写生

xiě shēng

‘Xiě shēng’ literally means ‘to write life’

喂药

wèi yào

'喂药' (wèi yào) is a verb meaning 'to administe

喂鱼

wèi yú

'喂鱼' literally combines '喂' (wèi), meaning 'to

喂狗

wèi gǒu

'喂狗' is a compound verb meaning 'to feed a dog.'

喂食

wèi shí

‘喂食’ is a verb meaning 'to feed'—typically us

命名

mìng míng

命名 means 'to name' or 'to christen'—it refers t

叫声

jiào shēng

‘叫声’ literally combines 叫 (jiào), meaning 't

六道

liù dào

‘六道’ (liù dào) is a core Buddhist concept re

血系

xuè xì

血系 (xuè xì) literally combines 血 (xuè, 'bloo

系列

xì liè

Series refers to a group of related items arranged

闪亮

shǎn liàng

闪亮 (shǎn liàng) is an adjective meaning 'shiny

亮相

liàng xiàng

"Liàng xiàng" literally means 'to show one's app

五大

wǔ dà

'Wǔ dà' literally means 'five major' and functio

五颜六色

wǔ yán liù sè

‘Wǔ yán liù sè’ literally means ‘five faces

九牛一毛

jiǔ niú yī máo

‘Jiǔ niú yī máo’ literally means 'nine oxen,

七彩

qī cǎi

‘七彩’ literally means ‘seven colors’ and evok

七星

qī xīng

‘七星’ literally means ‘seven stars’ and most

模样

mú yàng

‘模样’ (mú yàng) is a noun meaning ‘appearanc

样品

yàng pǐn

'样品' (yàng pǐn) literally combines '样' (yàng

样子

yàng zi

'样子' (yàng zi) is a noun meaning 'appearance',

哪些

nǎ xiē

'哪些' (nǎ xiē) is a plural interrogative pronou

那些

nà xiē

Those is a demonstrative pronoun used to refer to

特点

tè diǎn

特点 (tè diǎn) literally combines 特 (tè), mean

发现

fā xiàn

'发现' (fā xiàn) is a verb meaning 'to discover'

小猫

xiǎo māo

‘Xiǎo māo’ literally means ‘small cat’ and r

多样

duō yàng

‘多样’ (duō yàng) is an adjective meaning 'div

传说

chuán shuō

传说 (chuán shuō) is a noun meaning 'legend' or

解说

jiě shuō

‘解说’ (jiě shuō) is a noun meaning 'explanati

本能

běn néng

本能 (běn néng) literally combines 本 (běn), me

对手

duì shǒu

'对手' (duì shǒu) literally combines 'duì' (to

出产

chū chǎn

出产 (chū chǎn) is a verb meaning 'to produce' o