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.

猪年

zhū nián

‘猪年’ (zhū nián) literally means ‘Pig Year’

猪圈

zhū juàn

猪圈 (zhū juàn) literally combines 猪 (zhū), me

猪油

zhū yóu

‘猪油’ literally means ‘pig oil’ and refers to

猪肉

zhū ròu

‘Zhū ròu’ literally means ‘pig meat’ and ref

豫言

yù yán

豫言 (yù yán) is an archaic literary term meanin

艳俗

yàn sú

'Yàn sú' (艳俗) is a compound adjective formed f

艳丽

yàn lì

艳丽 (yàn lì) is an adjective meaning 'gorgeous'

主谓

zhǔ wèi

'主谓' (zhǔ wèi) is a grammatical term meaning '

谓语

wèi yǔ

In Chinese grammar, wèiyǔ (谓语) refers to the p

讽喻

fěng yù

讽喻 (fěng yù) is a literary term referring to a

讽刺诗

fěng cì shī

A fěng cì shī (satirical poem) is a traditional

假设

jiǎshè

假设 (jiǎshè) is a versatile word meaning 'hypot

训练

xùn liàn

训练 (xùn liàn) means 'training' or 'drill' — t

触摸

tǒu chù

触摸 (tǒu chù) is a verb meaning 'to touch'—spe

裹着

guǒ zhe

裹着 (guǒ zhe) is a verb phrase meaning 'wrapped

伪装

wěi zhuāng

'伪装' (wěi zhuāng) literally combines '伪' (wě

遗裔

yí yì

‘遗裔’ literally combines ‘遗’ (yí), meaning

世裔

shì yì

Shì yì is a formal, literary noun meaning 'gener

远裔

yuǎn yì

'远裔' (yuǎn yì) literally combines '远' (yuǎn)

苗裔

miáo yì

苗裔 (miáo yì) is a literary noun meaning 'offsp

后裔

hòu yì

后裔 (hòu yì) literally combines 后 (hòu), mean

血缘

xuè yuán

血缘 (xuè yuán) literally means 'blood origin'

蛀虫

zhù chóng

蛀虫 literally means 'boring insect' — 蛀 (zhù)

蚕虫

cán chóng

‘蚕虫’ (cán chóng) literally means ‘silkworm

虫子

chóng zi

虫子 (chóng zi) literally combines 虫 (chóng), m

益虫

yì chóng

'益虫' literally means 'beneficial insect' — the

昆虫

kūn chóng

‘昆虫’ (kūn chóng) is the standard Mandarin te

破茧成蝶

pò jiǎn chéng dié

‘破茧成蝶’ literally means ‘to break out of the

恋蝶

liàn dié

‘恋蝶’ is a poetic, literary compound noun meani

彩蝶

cǎi dié

彩蝶 literally combines 彩 (cǎi), meaning 'color'

蝶变

dié biàn

‘蝶变’ literally means 'butterfly transformation

蝶泳

dié yǒng

Butterfly stroke (dié yǒng) is one of the four c

蝴蝶

hú dié

Butterfly is a compound noun formed by two charact

蜂蜡蜜

fēnglàmì

‘Fēnglàmì’ literally combines three character

蜂蜜

fēngmì

蜂蜜 literally means 'bee-honey' — 蜂 (fēng) mea

蜂蜡

fēng là

Beeswax (fēng là) is a natural wax produced by h

蜂拥

fēng yōng

‘蜂拥’ is a vivid verb meaning ‘to swarm’ or

蜂巢

fēng cháo

蜂巢 (fēng cháo) literally means 'bee nest' —

蜂王

fēng wáng

蜂王 (fēng wáng) literally means 'bee king' but

马蜂

mǎ fēng

‘马蜂’ (mǎ fēng) literally means ‘horse bee’