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.

手撕

shǒu sī

'Hand-torn' (shǒu sī) is a compound adjective fo

摸头

mō tóu

'Mō tóu' literally means 'to touch head' — comb

摸鱼

mō yú

‘摸鱼’ (mō yú) literally means ‘to catch fish

摩挲

mōsuō

摩挲 (mōsuō) is a reduplicative verb meaning to

抢攻

qiǎng gōng

‘抢攻’ literally combines 抢 (to seize, snatch,

搜寻

sōu xún

搜寻 (sōu xún) is a compound verb meaning 'to se

摇晃

yáo huàng

‘摇晃’ is a compound verb meaning 'to shake', 't

摇篮

yáo lán

‘摇篮’ literally means ‘rocking basket’ — ‘

构数

gòu shù

‘构数’ (gòu shù) literally combines ‘构’ (g

构用

gòu yòng

构用 (gòu yòng) is an adjective meaning 'suffici

插图

chā tú

‘插图’ (chā tú) literally combines ‘插’ (ch

速描

sùmiáo

'Speed sketch' or 'quick sketch', 速描 refers to a

素描

sùmiáo

"Sùmiáo" literally combines 素 (sù), meaning "p

描边

miáobiān

描边 (miáobiān) literally means 'to trace the ed

描绘

miáohuì

描绘 is a transitive verb meaning 'to depict' or '

描写

miáoxiě

描写 (miáoxiě) is a literary noun meaning 'descr

挣开

zhèngkāi

挣开 (zhèngkāi) is a compound verb meaning 'to f

挣脱

zhèngtuō

挣脱 (zhèngtuō) is a compound verb meaning 'to b

挑粪

tiāo fèn

'Tiāo fèn' literally means 'to carry manure' —

拍马屁

pāi mǎ pì

'Pāi mǎ pì' literally means 'to pat a horse’s

拍打

pāi dǎ

‘拍打’ is a compound verb formed by combining tw

押宝

yā bǎo

‘押宝’ literally means ‘to pledge a treasure’

披甲

pī jiǎ

'披甲' literally means 'to wear armor' — 披 (pī)

披风

pī fēng

‘披风’ (pī fēng) is a noun meaning 'cape' — a

抖动

dǒu dòng

抖动 means 'to vibrate' or 'to shake slightly' —

扶摇

fú yáo

扶摇 (fú yáo) literally means 'whirling wind'—a

托管

guǎn tuō

托管 (tuō guǎn) is a compound noun meaning 'cust

扇动

shān dòng

‘扇动’ is a compound verb formed from 扇 (shān)

战斗

zhàndòu

战斗 (zhàndòu) literally combines 战 (zhàn), me

戒备

jiè bèi

戒备 (jiè bèi) literally combines 戒 (jiè), mea

恋栈

liàn zhàn

‘恋栈’ literally means ‘attached to the stable

凶恶

xiōng è

凶恶 (xiōng è) is an adjective meaning 'ferociou

征服

zhēng fú

征服 (zhēng fú) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

彼人

bǐ rén

‘彼人’ (bǐ rén) is a classical or literary ter

弯曲

wān qū

弯曲 (wān qū) is a compound word meaning 'curved

强弱

qiáng ruò

‘强弱’ literally combines ‘strong’ (强) and ‘

语料库

yǔliàokù

A yǔliàokù (linguistic corpus) is a large, stru

幼弱

yòu ruò

幼弱 (yòu ruò) is an adjective meaning 'frail' o

幼年

yòu nián

幼年 (yòu nián) literally combines 幼 (yòu), me

单幅

dān fú

‘单幅’ (dān fú) is a noun meaning 'single-fram