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.

柔软

róu ruǎn

柔软 (róu ruǎn) is an adjective meaning 'soft' o

某种

mǒu zhǒng

某种 (mǒu zhǒng) literally combines 某 (mǒu), m

架势

jià·shi

‘架势’ (jià·shi) literally combines ‘架’ (ji

渔村

yú cūn

渔村 (yú cūn) literally combines 渔 (yú), meani

木偶

mù'ǒu

木偶 (mù'ǒu) literally means 'wooden偶' — 木 (m

木马

mùmǎ

‘木马’ literally means ‘wooden horse’—combini

映衬

yìng chèn

‘映衬’ is a compound verb meaning 'to set off by

映射

yìng shè

'映射' (yìng shè) literally combines '映' (to re

昆季

kūn jì

‘昆季’ is a classical, literary term meaning ‘b

昆孙

kūn sūn

‘昆孙’ (kūn sūn) means ‘great-grandson’ — t

昆玉

kūn yù

‘昆玉’ is a highly respectful, literary term use

昆裔

kūn yì

‘昆裔’ is a formal, literary noun meaning ‘desc

昆仲

kūn zhòng

‘昆仲’ is a formal, literary term meaning ‘brot

昆弟

kūn dì

‘昆弟’ is a formal, literary term meaning ‘brot

斗争

dòu zhēng

‘斗争’ (dòu zhēng) literally combines ‘斗’ (

北斗

běi dǒu

北斗 (běi dǒu) literally means 'Northern Dipper'

劲敌

jìng dí

‘劲敌’ literally combines ‘劲’ (jìng), meanin

敌情

dí qíng

‘敌情’ literally means 'enemy situation' and ref

营救

yíngjiù

营救 (yíngjiù) is a formal, written verb meaning

救援

jiùyuán

‘救援’ (jiùyuán) is a compound noun meaning ‘

敏锐

mǐn ruì

敏 (mǐn) means 'quick', 'sensitive', or 'alert',

敏捷

mǐn jié

敏捷 (mǐn jié) is an adjective meaning 'agile' o

摄食

shè shí

‘摄食’ (shè shí) literally combines ‘摄’ (to

拦挡

lán dǎng

拦挡 (lán dǎng) is a compound verb meaning 'to b

拦住

lán zhù

拦住 is a compound verb meaning 'to stop (someone

拦截

jié lán

‘拦截’ is a compound verb meaning 'to intercept'

挤奶

jǐ nǎi

挤奶 (jǐ nǎi) is a verb meaning 'to milk' — spe

挡箭牌

dǎng jiàn pái

‘挡箭牌’ literally means 'arrow-blocking board'

击溃

jī kuì

击溃 is a compound verb meaning 'to crush' or 'to

反击

fǎn jī

反击 literally means 'reverse strike' — 反 (fǎn)

攻击

gōng jī

攻击 means 'to attack' — a verb describing an agg

手撕

shǒu sī

'Hand-torn' (shǒu sī) is a compound adjective fo

摸头

mō tóu

'Mō tóu' literally means 'to touch head' — comb

摸鱼

mō yú

‘摸鱼’ (mō yú) literally means ‘to catch fish

摩挲

mōsuō

摩挲 (mōsuō) is a reduplicative verb meaning to

抢攻

qiǎng gōng

‘抢攻’ literally combines 抢 (to seize, snatch,

搜寻

sōu xún

搜寻 (sōu xún) is a compound verb meaning 'to se

摇晃

yáo huàng

‘摇晃’ is a compound verb meaning 'to shake', 't

摇篮

yáo lán

‘摇篮’ literally means ‘rocking basket’ — ‘

构数

gòu shù

‘构数’ (gòu shù) literally combines ‘构’ (g