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.

依样画葫芦

yī yàng huà hú lu

‘依样画葫芦’ is an idiom literally meaning ‘to

依附

yī fù

‘依附’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to attach on

佩饰

pèi shì

佩饰 (pèi shì) literally combines 佩 (pèi), mea

玉佩

yù pèi

A yù pèi is a traditional Chinese jade pendant,

分布

fēn bù

‘分布’ (fēn bù) literally combines ‘分’ (to

神似

shénsì

‘神似’ (shénsì) literally combines ‘shén’ (

酷似

kùsì

酷似 (kùsì) is an adjective meaning 'uncannily s

类似

lèisì

'类似' (lèisì) is an adjective meaning 'similar

相似

xiāngsì

'相似' (xiāngsì) is an adjective meaning 'simila

伸缩

shēn suō

伸缩 (shēn suō) literally combines 伸 (to stretc

仿生

fǎng shēng

‘仿生’ (fǎng shēng) literally means ‘imitatin

仿造

fǎng zào

‘仿造’ is a verb meaning ‘to counterfeit’ or

模仿

mó fǎng

模仿 means 'to imitate' or 'to mimic' — copying s

号令

hào lìng

‘号令’ (hào lìng) is a formal noun meaning ‘e

乙部

yǐ bù

乙部 (yǐ bù) literally means 'Section B' or 'Div

太乖了

tài guāi le

‘太乖了’ is an exclamatory phrase used to expres

不乖

bù guāi

'Bù guāi' literally means 'not obedient' — 'bù

乖巧

guāi qiǎo

乖巧 (guāi qiǎo) is an adjective describing some

丑角

chǒu jué

‘丑角’ (chǒu jué) literally means ‘ugly role

小丑

xiǎo chǒu

‘小丑’ literally combines ‘xiǎo’ (small) and

形象

xíng xiàng

‘形象’ (xíng xiàng) literally combines ‘形’

形状

xíng zhuàng

‘形状’ (xíng zhuàng) is a compound noun meanin

生产

shēng chǎn

‘生产’ is a compound word formed from 生 (shēng

一龄鱼

yī líng yú

'Yī líng yú' literally means 'one-year-old fish

一鼓作气

yī gǔ zuò qì

‘Yī gǔ zuò qì’ literally means ‘to beat the

锣鼓

luó gǔ

‘锣鼓’ (luó gǔ) is a compound noun referring c

北京烤鸭

Běijīng kǎo yā

Beijing roast duck (Běijīng kǎo yā) is a world

鸭绒

yā róng

‘鸭绒’ literally combines ‘鸭’ (yā), meaning

鸭肉

yā ròu

‘鸭肉’ literally means ‘duck meat’—a compound

鸭子

yā zi

‘鸭子’ (yā zi) literally combines ‘鸭’ (yā),

骗术

piàn shù

‘骗术’ literally combines 骗 (piàn), meaning 't

首领

shǒu lǐng

首领 (shǒu lǐng) literally combines 首 (shǒu),

饲养

sì yǎng

饲养 means 'to raise (animals)' — specifically, t

培养

péi yǎng

培养 (péi yǎng) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

铁饼

tiě bǐng

‘铁饼’ literally means ‘iron cake’—‘铁’ (ti

顺从

shùn cóng

顺从 means 'to obey' or 'to comply', describing wi

顺应

shùn yìng

‘顺应’ is a verb meaning 'to conform to' or 'to

杂技

zá jì

‘杂技’ (zá jì) literally combines ‘杂’ (zá)

金黄

jīn huáng

金黄 (jīn huáng) is an adjective meaning 'golden

邀赏

yāo shǎng

邀赏 (yāo shǎng) literally combines 邀 (yāo, 't