Zoumba zanyama zimakhala zamoyo kuposa ntchito zina zadothi. Zambiri mwa ntchito za ceramic izi ndizinthu zazing'ono, ndipo mawonekedwe a ntchitoyi ali pafupi ndi moyo wa anthu akale, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti ntchitozo zikhale zomveka komanso zofufuza. Zida za ceramic za nyama zinakula mofulumira m'nthawi ya Tang ndi Song Dynasties ndipo zinalowa m'nyumba za anthu.
Otchedwa nyama archetype amatanthauza gwero la kudzoza m`kati kulenga zinyama ceramic ziboliboli, amene akhoza kugawidwa mu mitundu inayi: nyama zoweta, nyama zakutchire, sublimated nyama ndi mythological nyama. Malinga ndi zolemba za "Porcelain Handbook", gulu lazoumba zanyama zimagawidwa m'magulu anayi omwe ali pamwambawa, omwe nyama zoweta ndi nyama zopeka ndizofala kwambiri. Pakati pa nyama zoweta zimakhala makamaka zoweta zomwe anthu amaweta, monga nkhuku, abakha, atsekwe, agalu, nkhumba, ndi zina zotero. Anthu nthaŵi zambiri amaika chimwemwe cha kukolola ndi chikhumbo cha zinthu zakuthupi pazoumba zanyama. M'mapangidwe a nyama zopeka, izi zimakhazikika pa chikhumbo cha anthu chokhala ndi moyo wabwino komanso kulakalaka rui yabwino.
