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.

父系

fùxì

父系 (fùxì) literally means 'father’s line'—it

竞争

jìng zhēng

‘竞争’ (jìng zhēng) is a compound noun meaning

烤鱼

kǎo yú

'Kǎo yú' literally means 'roasted fish' or 'gril

烤肉

kǎo ròu

烤肉 (kǎo ròu) literally means 'roasted meat' or

烤鸭

kǎo yā

烤鸭 (kǎo yā) literally means 'roast duck' — th

烧烤

shāo kǎo

烧烤 (shāo kǎo) literally combines 烧 (shāo, 't

泼洒

pō sǎ

泼洒 (pō sǎ) is a compound verb meaning 'to spla

演变

yǎn biàn

演变 (yǎn biàn) means 'evolution' — the gradual

深色

shēn sè

深色 (shēn sè) literally combines 深 (shēn), me

消失

xiāo shī

'消失' (xiāo shī) is a verb meaning 'to disappea

海盗

hǎi dào

海盗 (hǎi dào) literally means 'sea thief'—'海'

风浪

fēng làng

风浪 literally combines 风 (fēng, 'wind') and 浪

流浪

liú làng

‘流浪’ (liú làng) is a verb meaning ‘to wande

海浪

hǎi làng

‘海浪’ (hǎi làng) literally combines ‘海’ (h

复活

fù huó

复活 (fù huó) literally combines 复 (fù), meani

存活

cún huó

存活 means 'to survive' or 'to stay alive', emphas

鸡汁

jī zhī

‘鸡汁’ literally means ‘chicken juice’ — a co

母音

mǔ yīn

"母音" (mǔ yīn) literally means "mother sound"—

此类

cǐ lèi

‘此类’ is a formal, written noun phrase meaning

无价之宝

wú jià zhī bǎo

'Wú jià zhī bǎo' literally means 'a treasure w

橡子

xiàng zǐ

‘橡子’ (xiàng zǐ) literally combines ‘橡’ (x

橡实

xiàng shí

‘橡实’ (xiàng shí) literally means ‘oak fruit

橡胶

xiàng jiāo

橡胶 (xiàng jiāo) literally combines 橡 (xiàng)

鹊桥

què qiáo

‘鹊桥’ (què qiáo) literally means ‘magpie bri

棒喝

bàng hè

‘棒喝’ is a classical Zen Buddhist term referrin

铁棒

tiě bàng

铁棒 (tiě bàng) literally means 'iron rod' — 铁

棍棒

gùn bàng

棍棒 (gùn bàng) is a compound noun meaning 'club

遗弃

yíqì

‘遗弃’ (yíqì) is a formal, often legally or mo

暖冬

nuǎn dōng

"Nuǎn dōng" (暖冬) literally combines 暖 (nuǎn)

同族

tóng zú

‘同族’ literally means ‘same clan’ or ‘same l

散落

sǎn luò

散落 (sǎn luò) is a verb meaning 'to be scattere

败北

bài běi

败北 (bài běi) is a classical Chinese compound m

收养

shōu yǎng

‘收养’ (shōu yǎng) is a verb meaning ‘to adop

支配

zhī pèi

支配 means 'to control' or 'to dominate'—it descr

骚乱

sāo luàn

骚乱 (sāo luàn) is a noun meaning 'riot' or 'civ

挂帅

guà shuài

‘挂帅’ literally means ‘to hang the banner of a

甩掉

shuǎi diào

'Shuǎi diào' is a separable verb meaning 'to sha

绝招

jué zhāo

‘绝招’ literally combines 绝 (jué), meaning 'ab

拒敌

jù dí

拒敌 literally means 'to reject/repel the enemy'

抽象

chōu xiàng

The word 抽象 (chōu xiàng) literally combines 抽