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.

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

巨型

jù xíng

巨型 (jù xíng) is an adjective meaning 'gigantic

巨头

jù tóu

‘巨头’ literally combines ‘巨’ (jù), meaning

巨大

jù dà

巨大 (jù dà) is an adjective meaning 'enormous'

十二属相

shí èr shǔ xiàng

The term 十二属相 (shí èr shǔ xiàng) literally

属性

shǔ xìng

属性 (shǔ xìng) literally combines 属 (shǔ), me

首尾

shǒu wěi

‘首尾’ literally combines ‘shǒu’ (head) and

鱼尾

yú wěi

‘鱼尾’ literally means 'fish tail' — a compound

尾声

wěi shēng

'尾声' literally combines '尾' (wěi), meaning 'ta

尾巴

wěi ba

'Wěi ba' literally combines 尾 (wěi), meaning 'e

尚存

shàng cún

尚存 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'still exi

反射

fǎn shè

‘反射’ (fǎn shè) literally combines ‘反’ (f

射箭

shè jiàn

射箭 (shè jiàn) literally means 'to shoot arrows

法宝

fǎ bǎo

‘法宝’ literally combines ‘法’ (fǎ), meaning

国宝

guó bǎo

‘Guó bǎo’ literally means ‘national treasure

受宠

shòu chǒng

受宠 (shòu chǒng) is a verb meaning 'to be favor

宠坏

chǒng huài

‘宠坏’ is a verb meaning to spoil someone (or so

宠幸

chǒng xìng

‘宠幸’ is a classical Chinese noun meaning 'impe

宠信

chǒng xìn

‘Chǒng xìn’ is a formal, literary noun meaning

宠儿

chǒng ér

‘宠儿’ literally means 'favored child'—a compou

宠爱

chǒng ài

‘宠爱’ is a compound noun meaning 'doting affect