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.

武侠

wǔ xiá

Wǔxiá (martial chivalry) is a distinct Chinese l

侠客

xiá kè

'Xiá kè' literally combines 'xiá' (chivalry, mo

俘获物

fú huò wù

‘俘获物’ literally combines three characters: ‘

生俘

shēng fú

'Shēng fú' literally means 'alive capture' — it

被俘

bèi fú

'被俘' is a two-character verb meaning 'to be capt

俘获

fú huò

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

侵扰

qīn rǎo

‘侵扰’ is a compound verb meaning 'to harass' or

侵袭

qīn xí

‘侵袭’ is a compound verb meaning 'to attack sud

窥伺

kuī sì

‘窥伺’ is a compound verb meaning to spy on or l

伺隙

sì xì

‘伺隙’ is a literary, slightly formal verb meani

伺察

sì chá

‘伺察’ is a formal, literary verb meaning to obs

伯仲之间

bó zhòng zhī jiān

‘伯仲之间’ literally refers to the relationship

伯乐

bó lè

‘Bó lè’ refers to a legendary figure from anci

伏羲

Fú Xī

Fú Xī is a foundational figure in Chinese mythol

三伏

sān fú

'Sān fú' (the 'three dog days') refers to the ho

降龙伏虎

jiàng lóng fú hǔ

'Jiàng lóng fú hǔ' literally means 'to subdue

伏击

fú jī

‘伏击’ (fú jī) literally combines ‘伏’ (to l

酒仙

jiǔ xiān

‘酒仙’ (jiǔ xiān) literally means ‘wine immor

仙风道骨

xiān fēng dào gǔ

'Xiān fēng dào gǔ' literally means 'immortal’

成仙

chéng xiān

'Chéng xiān' literally means 'to become an immor

仙女

xiān nǚ

‘仙女’ literally combines ‘仙’ (xiān), meanin

兵仗

bīng zhàng

‘兵仗’ is a classical Chinese compound noun mean

亦步亦趋

yì bù yì qū

‘亦步亦趋’ is a classical idiom meaning to follo

亡羊补牢

wáng yáng bǔ láo

'Wáng yáng bǔ láo' is a classical Chinese idio

井宿

jǐng xiù

‘Jǐng Xiù’ (Jing Mansion) is one of the 28 lun

予盾

yǔ dùn

‘予盾’ is a variant spelling of the more common

予取予求

yú qǔ yú qiú

‘予取予求’ is a classical four-character idiom m

乳制品

rǔ zhì pǐn

乳制品 literally means 'milk-made products' — 乳

乳汁

rǔ zhī

‘乳汁’ literally combines 乳 (rǔ), meaning 'mil

铁丸

tiě wán

铁丸 (tiě wán) literally means 'iron pellet' —

弹丸

dàn wán

‘弹丸’ (dàn wán) literally combines ‘弹’ (d

肉串

ròu chuàn

"Ròu chuàn" literally means "meat skewer" — it

一串

yī chuàn

‘一串’ (yī chuàn) is a measure word phrase mea

串联

chuàn lián

串联 (chuàn lián) literally combines 串 (chuàn)

丙等

bǐng děng

丙等 (bǐng děng) literally combines 丙 (bǐng),

丙火

bǐng huǒ

‘丙火’ (bǐng huǒ) is a technical term from tra

丐余

gài yú

'丐余' literally means 'to beg the remainder' — c

获胜捷径

huò shèng jié jìng

‘获胜捷径’ literally means ‘victory-winning swi

捷足先登

jié zú xiān dēng

‘捷足先登’ is a classical Chinese idiom literall

来龙去脉

lái lóng qù mài

‘Lái lóng qù mài’ literally means ‘the comi