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.

哺啜

bǔchuò

‘哺啜’ is a literary, poetic verb meaning ‘to s

哺食

bǔshí

‘哺食’ is a formal or literary term meaning ‘to

哺养

bǔyǎng

‘哺养’ is a compound verb meaning 'to feed and r

哺育

bǔyù

‘哺育’ is a formal, literary verb meaning to nur

哺乳

bǔrǔ

哺乳 (bǔrǔ) literally combines 哺 (to feed, espe

哨子

shào zi

‘哨子’ is a compound noun meaning 'whistle'—a s

哨音

shào yīn

‘哨音’ literally combines 哨 (shào), meaning ‘

哄哄

hōng hōng

‘哄哄’ is an onomatopoeic reduplication that mim

咀嚼

jǔ jué

‘咀嚼’ (jǔ jué) is a verb meaning ‘to chew’

呵護

hē hù

呵護 (hē hù) is a literary, emotionally rich ver

狂吼

kuáng hǒu

狂吼 literally combines 狂 (kuáng, 'wild', 'frenz

吼声

hǒu shēng

Hǒu shēng literally combines 吼 (hǒu), meaning

怒吼

nù hǒu

‘怒吼’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to roar with

吼叫

hǒu jiào

吼叫 is a compound verb meaning 'to roar' or 'to s

狮子吼

shī zi hǒu

'Lion's roar' (shī zi hǒu) is a classical Chines

长吟

cháng yín

长吟 (cháng yín) literally combines 长 (cháng),

吞食

tūn shí

吞食 is a compound verb meaning 'to swallow and ea

吞吐

tūn tǔ

‘吞吐’ literally combines 吞 (to swallow, inhale

吞噬

tūn shì

吞噬 literally combines 吞 (to swallow) and 噬 (to

吉祥

jí xiáng

吉祥 (jí xiáng) is an adjective meaning 'auspici

吁请

xū qǐng

吁请 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to earnest

叼住

diāo zhù

'叼住' (diāo zhù) is a compound verb meaning 'to

叼来

diāo lái

‘叼来’ is a compound verb meaning 'to bring some

叼起

diāo qǐ

‘叼起’ is a compound verb meaning 'to pick up wi

叼走

diāo zǒu

‘叼走’ is a compound verb meaning 'to carry away

叼着

diāo zhe

‘叼着’ is a verb phrase meaning ‘to hold (somet

叮刺

dīng cì

‘叮刺’ is a compound verb formed by combining 叮

叮哨

dīng shào

‘叮哨’ is an archaic literary noun referring to

叮当

dīng dāng

‘叮当’ is an onomatopoeic noun that imitates the

叮咬

dīng yǎo

‘叮咬’ is a compound verb meaning 'to sting and

叭叽

bā jī

‘叭叽’ (bā jī) is a reduplicative onomatopoeic

叭咧

bā liē

‘叭咧’ (bā liē) is a dialectal onomatopoeic ex

叭嗒

bā tā

‘叭嗒’ (bā tā) is an onomatopoeic noun that im

喇叭

lǎ ba

‘喇叭’ (lǎ ba) is a noun referring to a device

叭哒

bā dā

‘叭哒’ (bā dā) is a reduplicated onomatopoeic

叭叭

bā bā

‘叭叭’ is a reduplicated onomatopoeic word that

丛生

cóng shēng

'丛生' (cóng shēng) is a verb meaning 'to grow i

丛林

cóng lín

‘丛林’ (cóng lín) literally combines ‘丛’ (c

草丛

cǎo cóng

‘草丛’ literally combines 草 (cǎo, 'grass') and

卸力

xiè lì

卸力 (xiè lì) is a core concept in Chinese marti