Gorilla in Chinese (Mandarin): 大猩猩 (dàxīngxing)
大猩猩
dàxīngxing
gorilla
- Simplified
- 大猩猩
- Traditional
- 大猩猩
- Pinyin
- dàxīngxing
- Typed as
- daxingxing
Use it in a sentence
大猩猩很强壮。
大猩猩很強壯。
The gorilla is very strong.
The characters in 大猩猩
大
Big.
3 strokes
猩
Ape. 犭 (animal) is on the left.
12 strokes
猩猩 (xīngxing) is an ape, so 大猩猩 is a "big ape", a gorilla. An orangutan is 红毛猩猩 (hóngmáo xīngxing), "red-haired ape".
More examples with 大猩猩
大猩猩拍拍胸口。
Dàxīngxing pāipai xiōngkǒu.
The gorilla beats its chest.
大猩猩吃香蕉。
Dàxīngxing chī xiāngjiāo.
The gorilla eats a banana.
How to write 大猩猩 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
大 3 strokes
猩 12 strokes
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