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niǎo

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niǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
niǎo | niao3
English translation
bird

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About niǎo

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Number of strokes

11

Radical frequency

750

Traditional form

niǎo

Contains the radical

niǎo

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

A bird

Etymology of niǎo

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿹? huǒ

Explanation

Simplified form of niǎo . Pictograph of a bird.

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Words with niǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
diǎo bird niǎo
鸟儿 niǎo r bird鳥兒
小鸟 xiǎo niǎo penis (kiddie term)小鳥
鸟类 niǎo lèi birds鳥類
雷鸟 léi niǎo capercaillie (Lagopus, several species)雷鳥
鸟巢 niǎo cháo bird's nest鳥巢
鸵鸟 tuó niǎo ostrich鴕鳥
飞鸟 fēi niǎo bird飛鳥
鸟笼 niǎo lóng birdcage鳥籠
花鸟 huā niǎo painting of birds and flowers花鳥
蜂鸟 fēng niǎo hummingbird蜂鳥
火烈鸟 huǒ liè niǎo flamingo火烈鳥
知更鸟 zhī gēng niǎo redbreast知更鳥
啄木鸟 zhuó mù niǎo woodpecker啄木鳥
鸟瞰 niǎo kàn bird's-eye view鳥瞰
小鸟依人 xiǎo niǎo yī rén fig. cute and helpless-looking小鳥依人
鸟鸣 niǎo míng birdsong鳥鳴
布谷鸟 bù gǔ niǎo cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)布谷鳥
鸟语花香 niǎo yǔ huā xiāng lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day鳥語花香
惊弓之鸟 jīng gōng zhī niǎo lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)驚弓之鳥
水鸟 shuǐ niǎo water bird水鳥
鸟枪 niǎo qiāng air gun鳥槍
鸟兽 niǎo shòu fauna鳥獸
鸟窝 niǎo wō bird's nest鳥窩

niǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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