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.

安置

ān zhì

‘安置’ (ān zhì) is a verb meaning 'to settle'

缚绳

fù shéng

‘缚绳’ literally combines ‘缚’ (fù), meaning

绳带

shéng dài

绳带 (shéng dài) is a compound noun meaning 'cor

绳索

shéng suǒ

绳索 (shéng suǒ) is a compound noun meaning 'rop

绕口令

rào kǒu lìng

A rào kǒu lìng (tongue twister) is a short, pla

织女

zhī nǚ

‘织女’ (Zhīnǚ) literally means ‘weaving girl

织网

zhī wǎng

'织网' literally means 'to weave a net'—combining

繁星

fánxīng

‘繁星’ literally combines ‘繁’ (fán), meaning

繁衍

fányǎn

繁衍 (fányǎn) is a formal, literary verb meaning

分类纲

fēn lèi gāng

'分类纲' (fēn lèi gāng) is a technical noun in

纲要

gāng yào

纲要 (gāng yào) literally combines 纲 (gāng), m

绫罗绸缎

líng luó chóu duàn

‘绫罗绸缎’ is a classical Chinese idiom referrin

绸缎

chóu duàn

Chóu duàn (silk brocade) is a compound noun refe

吐丝

tǔ sī

吐丝 literally means 'to expel silk' — combining

丝线

sī xiàn

'丝线' literally combines 丝 (sī), meaning 'silk'

丝绸

sī chóu

‘丝绸’ (sī chóu) is a compound noun meaning ‘

组合

zǔ hé

组合 (zǔ hé) literally means 'to group together'

紫菜

zǐ cài

紫菜 (zǐ cài) is a type of edible seaweed, commo

紫气

zǐ qì

‘Zǐ qì’ literally means ‘purple qi’—a tradi

素食

sùshí

素食 (sùshí) literally means 'plain food' — 素

缤纷

bīn fēn

缤纷 (bīn fēn) is an elegant, literary adjective

纷纷

fēn fēn

纷 (fēn) means 'in disorder' or 'in profusion', a

酒糟

jiǔ zāo

‘酒糟’ (jiǔ zāo) literally combines ‘酒’ (ji

糟粕

zāo pò

‘Zāo pò’ literally combines ‘zāo’ (dregs, l

粘性

nián xìng

粘性 (nián xìng) is a noun meaning 'stickiness'

范畴

fàn chóu

‘范畴’ (fàn chóu) is a formal noun meaning ‘c

窄缝

zhǎi fèng

‘窄缝’ literally combines 窄 (zhǎi), meaning 'n

相称

xiāng chèn

相称 (xiāng chèn) is an adjective meaning 'propo

移位

yí wèi

移位 (yí wèi) literally combines 移 (yí), meani

迁移

qiān yí

迁移 means 'to migrate' or 'to relocate', describi

秩序

zhì xù

秩序 (zhì xù) literally combines 秩 (zhì), mean

神奇

shén qí

神奇 (shén qí) is an adjective meaning 'miraculo

神仙

shén xiān

‘神仙’ (shén xiān) literally combines ‘神’ (

碎片

suì piàn

碎片 (suì piàn) literally combines 碎 (‘broken,

砍断

kǎn duàn

砍断 is a compound verb meaning 'to chop through'

矛尖

máo jiān

‘矛尖’ literally means ‘spear tip’—a compound

矛与盾

máo yǔ dùn

‘矛与盾’ (máo yǔ dùn) literally means ‘spear

矛式攻击

máo shì gōngjī

‘矛式攻击’ literally means 'spear-style attack'

矛头

máo tóu

‘矛头’ literally means ‘spearhead’—combining

长矛

cháng máo

Cháng máo (长矛) is a compound noun meaning 'lon