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.

聚集

jùjí

聚集 is a verb meaning 'to gather' or 'to congrega

耐寒

nàihán

耐寒 (nàihán) literally combines 耐 (nài), mean

羽扇

yǔshàn

A yǔshàn (feather fan) is a traditional Chinese

羽化

yǔhuà

‘Yǔhuà’ literally means 'feather transformatio

羽翼

yǔyì

羽翼 literally means 'feathers and wings'—'羽' (y

羽绒

yǔróng

‘羽绒’ (yǔróng) literally combines ‘羽’ (yǔ

羽毛球

yǔmáoqiú

‘羽毛球’ literally means ‘feather ball’ — com

羽毛

yǔmáo

‘羽毛’ (yǔmáo) literally combines ‘羽’ (yǔ)

美丽

měi lì

美丽 (měi lì) is a common two-character adjectiv

绝技

jué jì

‘绝技’ (jué jì) literally combines ‘绝’ (ju

细线

xì xiàn

细线 literally means 'fine thread' — combining 细

约衡

yāo héng

约衡 (yāo héng) is a formal, literary term meani

约量

yāo liàng

约量 (yāo liàng) literally means 'to measure by

约重

yāo zhòng

约重 (yāo zhòng) is a noun meaning 'approximate

约秤

yāo chèng

‘约秤’ (yāo chèng) is a traditional Chinese ba

纪录片

jì lù piàn

A jìlùpiàn (documentary film) is a non-fictiona

笨鸟先飞

bèn niǎo xiān fēi

This four-character idiom literally means 'a slow

笨重

bèn zhòng

‘笨重’ is a compound adjective formed by combini

护身符

hù shēn fú

护身符 (hù shēn fú) literally means 'protect-th

符咒

fú zhòu

‘符咒’ (fú zhòu) is a compound noun meaning ‘

符号

fú hào

‘符号’ (fú hào) literally combines ‘符’ (fú

竞速

jìng sù

竞速 literally means 'competing in speed' — 竞 (j

童谣

tóng yáo

‘Tóng yáo’ (童谣) literally combines ‘tóng’

童话

tóng huà

‘童话’ (tóng huà) literally combines ‘童’ (t

科普

kēpǔ

科普 (kēpǔ) is a noun meaning 'popular science'

硕大

shuò dà

硕大 is an adjective meaning 'huge' or 'enormous',

破坏

pò huài

‘破坏’ (pò huài) is a verb meaning ‘to destro

众生

zhòng shēng

‘众生’ literally means ‘many beings’ — 众 (zh

捕获

bǔ huò

‘捕获’ is a compound verb meaning 'to capture' o

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'