{"id":6122,"date":"2020-09-02T22:54:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T22:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hanyuchineseschool.com\/sin-categoria\/animals-in-chinese\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T16:08:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:08:05","slug":"animals-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hanyuchineseschool.com\/en\/chinese\/animals-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Names of Animals in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">The names of animal in Chinese (\u52a8\u7269 [d\u00f2ngw\u00f9]) are one of the first things that Chinese students learn. So, here we go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"did-you-know\">Did you know?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">The very Chinese word for \"animal\", \u52a8\u7269 (d\u00f2ngw\u00f9), is very interesting. It is made up of two characters. The first, \u52a8 (d\u00f2ng), means \"to move\". And the second, \u7269 (w\u00f9), means \"thing \/ object\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">So, according to the literal meaning, that thing (or little thing) that moves, that is an animal. Nice, huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">Now, into business. Let's learn names of the most common animals (and some that not so much).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"some-names-of-animals-in-chinese\">Some names of animals in chinese<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Panda<\/td><td>\u718a\u732b<\/td><td>Xi\u00f3ngm\u0101o<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lion<\/td><td>\u72ee\u5b50<\/td><td>Sh\u012bzi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Snake*<\/td><td>\u86c7<\/td><td>Sh\u00e9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dog*<\/td><td>\u72d7<\/td><td>G\u01d2u<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cat<\/td><td>\u732b<\/td><td>M\u0101o<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elefant<\/td><td>\u5927\u8c61<\/td><td>D\u00e0 xi\u00e0ng<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jiraffe<\/td><td>\u957f\u9888\u9e7f<\/td><td>Ch\u00e1ngj\u01d0ngl\u00f9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Monkey*<\/td><td>\u7334\u5b50<\/td><td>H\u00f3uzi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mouse<\/td><td>\u8001\u9f20 <\/td><td>L\u01ceosh\u01d4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cow*<\/td><td>\u725b<\/td><td>Ni\u00fa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sheep<\/td><td>\u7ef5\u7f8a<\/td><td>Mi\u00e1ny\u00e1ng<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fish<\/td><td>\u9c7c <\/td><td>Y\u00fa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pig*<\/td><td>\u732a<\/td><td>Zh\u016b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Horse*<\/td><td>\u9a6c <\/td><td>M\u01ce<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bird<\/td><td>\u9e1f <\/td><td>Ni\u01ceo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tiger*<\/td><td>\u8001\u864e<\/td><td>L\u01ceoh\u01d4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rabbit*<\/td><td>\u5154\u5b50 <\/td><td>T\u00f9z\u01d0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chicken<\/td><td>\u9e21<\/td><td>J\u012b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shark<\/td><td>\u9ca8\u9c7c<\/td><td>Sh\u0101 y\u00fa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wolf<\/td><td>\u72fc <\/td><td>L\u00e1ng<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rat*<\/td><td>\u9f20<\/td><td>Sh\u01d4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dragon*<\/td><td>\u9f99<\/td><td>L\u00f3ng<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goat*<\/td><td>\u5c71\u7f8a<\/td><td>Sh\u0101ny\u00e1ng<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Animals with the (*) appear in the Chinese horoscope, which are: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hanyuchineseschool.com\/en\/\">Hanyu Chinese School<\/a> we'd love to help you learn more about Chinese culture and how to speak it. After you have learned the animals in Chinese, it will be good for you to keep learning vocabulary, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hanyuchineseschool.com\/en\/chinese\/countries-in-chinese\/\">names of countries<\/a> around the world. Don't forget to request your free class! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">You can also find us on social media. Do you fear you don't have enough time? Try our <strong>On-the-go course.<\/strong> We look forward meeting you!<\/p>\n<div style='text-align:center' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The names of animal in Chinese (\u52a8\u7269 [d\u00f2ngw\u00f9]) are one of the first things that Chinese students learn. So, here we go. Did you know? The very Chinese word for \"animal\", \u52a8\u7269 (d\u00f2ngw\u00f9), is very interesting. It is made up of two characters. The first, \u52a8 (d\u00f2ng), means \"to move\". 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