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qín Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qín | qin2
English translation
generic term for birds and animals
birds
to capture (old)
birds, fowl; to capture; surname

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About qín

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

qín

Contains the radical

róu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A legendary beast  captured by a man  rén

Etymology of qín

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

人离

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Example sentences using qín

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适合 shìhé 搭配 dāpèi 口味 kǒuwèi piān de Hóng ròu 野禽 yě qín lán 乳酪 rǔ lào .

Very spicy red game bird meat, ripe cheese.

他们 tā men de 家禽 jiā qín Guān zài 院子 yuàn zi .

Their poultry are kept in the yard.

菜单 càidān shǎng de 特色菜 shì kǎo ròu 家禽 jiā qín 肉。

The menu features roast meats and poultry.

今年 jīn nián 将会 jiāng huì yǒu jìn 10亿只禽类 qín lèi zài 这个 zhè ge 地区 dìqū 加工 jiāgōng

This year, almost a billion birds will be processed in the region.

yāo duō chī 禽肉

Eat plenty of fish and poultry.

Words with qín

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
禽兽 qín shòu creature禽獸
qín birds qín
家禽 jiā qín poultry家禽 jiā qín
猛禽 měng qín bird of prey猛禽 měng qín
禽类 qín lèi birds禽類
禽流感 qín liú gǎn bird flu禽流感 qín liú gǎn
禽蛋 qín dàn bird eggs禽蛋 qín dàn
飞禽 fēi qín birds飛禽
水禽 shuǐ qín waterfowl水禽 shuǐ qín
禽兽不如 qín shòu bù rú worse than a beast禽獸不如
种禽 zhǒng qín cock種禽
飞禽走兽 fēiqínzǒushòu birds and animals飛禽走獸
野禽 yě qín fowl野禽 yě qín
衣冠禽兽 yī guān qín shòu lit. dressed up animal (idiom)衣冠禽獸
鸣禽 míng qín songbird鳴禽
良禽择木 liáng qín zé mù a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)良禽擇木
走禽 zǒu qín Ratitae (formerly Cursores) flightless birds such as ostriches走禽 zǒu qín

qín Decomposition & Compounds

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qín Decomposition

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qín Compounds

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