鸟

niǎo · diǎo

bird · CL: zhī,群 qún

Radical: 鸟 Strokes: 5 HSK 2

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Common

Same radical

鸡鸣鸾鹤鸭鹅鹊鸦鹰鹛鸠鸳

Same radical

鸡鸣鸾鹤鸭鹅鹊鸦鹰鹛鸠鸳鸿鹄鸥

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Meanings2 pronunciations

niǎo

bird

CL: zhī,群 qún

"bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)

(dialect) to pay attention to

(intensifier) damned

goddamn

diǎo

penis

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Words with 鸟 615 total

pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish)害鸟hài niǎo capercaillie (Lagopus, several species) · thunderbird (in native American mythology)雷鸟léi niǎo bird飞鸟fēi niǎo lone bird · marginalized (country, person etc)孤鸟gū niǎo to scare a bird into flight惊鸟jīng niǎo seabird海鸟hǎi niǎo songbird鸣鸟míng niǎo vagrant bird (a migrating bird which has lost its way) · a vagrant迷鸟mí niǎo roc (mythical bird of prey) · great talent鹏鸟péng niǎo bird雀鸟què niǎo starling · gray starling (Sturnus cineraceus)椋鸟liáng niǎo

Idioms with 鸟 75 total Chain

lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities笨鸟先飞bèn niǎo xiān fēi

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