鹰

yīng

yīngspelled as ing · 1st tone — spelling rules

general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)

Radical: 鸟 Strokes: 18 HSK 7-9

Structure: Top-left surroundFrequency: Common

Same radical

鸟鸡鸣鸾鹤鸭鹅鹊鸦鹛鸠鸳

Same radical

鸟鸡鸣鸾鹤鸭鹅鹊鸦鹛鸠鸳鸿鹄鸥

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Character Decomposition

鹰=广+倠+鸟

Etymology

bird

Meanings

general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)

yīng

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Words with 鹰 152 total

(coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey老鹰lǎo yīng (bird species of China) Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)雀鹰què yīng name used for many fishing birds · cormorant · osprey鱼鹰yú yīng scaffolding鹰架yīng jià hawks and hounds · (fig.) running dogs · hired thugs鹰犬yīng quǎn griffon vulture兀鹰wù yīng nightjar (nocturnal bird in the family Caprimulgidae)夜鹰yè yīng

Idioms with 鹰 35 total Chain

(idiom) to fly falcons and walk dogs; fig. to go hunting; to lead a life of leisure and pleasure in the hunt飞鹰走狗fēi yīng zǒu gǒu to ride out hawking (idiom); to hunt飞鹰走马fēi yīng zǒu mǎ

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