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.

虎啸

hǔ xiào

‘虎啸’ literally means 'tiger’s roar'—a compou

风啸

fēng xiào

风啸 (fēng xiào) literally combines 风 (fēng),

啸聚

xiào jù

‘啸聚’ is a classical Chinese verb meaning to ga

长啸

cháng xiào

‘长啸’ literally combines ‘长’ (cháng), meani

哗啦啦

huā lā lā

'Huā lā lā' is an onomatopoeic reduplicated adv

哗啦

huā lā

‘哗啦’ is a reduplicated onomatopoeic word that

呕哑

ǒu yā

‘呕哑’ is a reduplicative onomatopoeic noun that

嘈囋

cáo zá

‘嘈囋’ is an archaic literary adjective meaning

嘈聒

cáo guō

‘嘈聒’ is an expressive, somewhat literary adjec

嗦嗦叫

suō suō jiào

'嗦嗦叫' is an onomatopoeic verb that imitates the

嗦奶

suō nǎi

‘嗦奶’ is a colloquial, onomatopoeic verb descri

嗦油

suō yóu

'嗦油' (suō yóu) is a vivid, colloquial noun der

嗦溜

suō liū

‘嗦溜’ (suō liū) is a vivid, onomatopoeic verb

嗦嗦

suō suō

'Suō suō' is a reduplicated onomatopoeic noun th

嗅辨

xiù biàn

嗅辨 means 'to identify by smell'—a compound verb

嗅敏度

xiù mǐn dù

‘嗅敏度’ literally combines three characters: 嗅

嗅闻

xiù wén

嗅闻 is a literary, somewhat redundant compound ve

嗅探

xiù tàn

‘嗅探’ literally combines 嗅 (xiù), meaning 'to

嗅觉

xiù jué

'Xiù jué' literally combines 嗅 (xiù), meaning

寓喻

yù yù

‘寓喻’ (yù yù) is a literary noun meaning ‘al

博喻

bó yù

‘博喻’ is a rhetorical device in classical and m

明喻

míng yù

‘Míng yù’ (明喻) is a rhetorical device in Chi

暗喻

àn yù

Ànyù (暗喻) is a literary device meaning 'implic

比喻

bǐ yù

比喻 (bǐ yù) literally means 'to compare and exp

唤作

huànzuò

'唤作' is a formal or literary verb phrase meaning

喘息

chuǎn xī

喘息 literally combines 喘 (to pant, to gasp) and

喇嚓

lā chā

喇嚓 (lā chā) is a reduplicative onomatopoeic co

喇咧

lā liē

‘喇咧’ is a dialectal onomatopoeic noun, primari

喇哒

lā dā

喇哒 (lā dā) is an onomatopoeic word that mimics

喇啦

lā lā

‘喇啦’ (lā lā) is a reduplicated onomatopoeic

喇喇

lā lā

‘喇喇’ is a reduplicated onomatopoeic interjecti

啃硬骨头

kěn yìng gǔtou

The idiom kěn yìng gǔtou literally means 'to gn

啃骨头

kěn gǔtou

'Kěn gǔtou' literally means 'to gnaw bones' — a

唾余

tuò yú

‘唾余’ literally means ‘spittle remnants’—com

唐三彩

Táng sān cǎi

‘Táng sān cǎi’ (Tang sancai) refers to a dist

唇齿相依

chún chǐ xiāng yī

‘唇齿相依’ literally means ‘lips and teeth depe

鼻哼

bí hēng

‘鼻哼’ (bí hēng) is a technical term referring

哼声

hēng shēng

'Hēng shēng' literally combines 'hēng' — a ver

哼哈

hēng hā

'Hēng hā' is a reduplicative onomatopoeic expres

哺糜

bǔmí

‘哺糜’ is a classical Chinese compound verb mean