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.

迅捷

xùn jié

迅捷 is an adjective meaning 'nimble and quick', e

迅雷

xùn léi

迅雷 literally means 'swift thunder' — 迅 (xùn)

迅猛

xùn měng

迅猛 is a compound adjective formed by combining

记载

jì zǎi

记载 (jì zǎi) is a versatile word meaning 'to re

软肋

ruǎn lèi

‘软肋’ literally means 'soft rib'—referring to

躲猫猫

duǒ māo māo

'Duo mao mao' literally means 'hide-cat-cat' and i

躲藏

duǒ cáng

躲藏 is a compound verb meaning 'to hide oneself'

飞跃

fēi yuè

‘飞跃’ literally combines ‘飞’ (to fly) and ‘

跃迁

yuè qiān

跃迁 (yuè qiān) literally combines 跃 (‘to leap

跃过

yuè guò

'跃过' is a compound verb meaning 'to leap over' o

跃升

yuè shēng

'跃升' literally combines '跃' (to leap, jump) and

跃进

yuè jìn

跃进 (yuè jìn) literally combines 跃 (yuè), mea

踩高跷

cǎi gāoqiāo

'Cǎi gāoqiāo' literally means 'to step on tall

踩踏

cǎi tà

踩踏 (cǎi tà) is a compound verb meaning 'to tra

踪迹

zōng jì

踪迹 (zōng jì) literally combines 踪 (zōng), me

事迹

shì jì

‘事迹’ (shìjì) is a formal noun meaning ‘deed

趋近

qū jìn

‘趋近’ is a compound verb meaning 'to approach'

趋同

qū tóng

‘趋同’ literally combines ‘趋’ (qū), meaning

趁火打劫

chèn huǒ dǎ jié

'Chèn huǒ dǎ jié' literally means 'to strike w

奖赏

jiǎng shǎng

‘奖赏’ (jiǎng shǎng) is a compound noun meanin

上贡

shàng gòng

‘Shàng gòng’ literally means ‘to present upwa

进贡

jìn gòng

进贡 (jìn gòng) is a formal, historical verb mea

贡品

gòng pǐn

贡品 (gòng pǐn) literally combines 贡 (gòng), m

贝币

bèi bì

‘贝币’ (bèi bì) literally means ‘shell curren

贝雕

bèi diāo

Shell carving (bèi diāo) is a traditional Chines

贝类

bèi lèi

贝类 (bèi lèi) literally means 'shell category'

贝壳

bèi ké

贝壳 (bèi ké) literally means 'shell of a shellf

野猪

yě zhū

‘野猪’ (yě zhū) literally means ‘wild pig’

懒猪

lǎn zhū

‘懒猪’ (lǎn zhū) literally means ‘lazy pig’

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