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鸟 (niǎo) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 2

Meaning of 鸟

名 míng noun

bird

天空中飞着一只鸟。

tiān kōng zhōng fēi zhe yī zhī niǎo

A bird is flying in the sky.

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Word breakdown

鸟 niǎo — bird

Structure & writing

1 鸟 niǎo — bird (warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate with feathers, beak, and wings)

鸟 is a component in 10 characters

HSK 1

鸡 jī chicken (domestic fowl with short beak, red comb, and short wings)

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鸭 yā duck (a waterfowl with flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet; meat is edible and down feathers used for bedding and clothing)

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岛 dǎo island (land surrounded by water on all sides); peninsula (land surrounded by water on three sides)

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鸣 míng (of birds) to chirp; (of animals or insects) to cry or make sounds 鸦 yā crow; a black-feathered bird with a large beak, long wings, and strong feet 鸽 gē pigeon; dove (bird with small wings, good at flying, feathers white/grey/dark purple; kept as homing pigeon or symbolic of peace) 鹅 é goose (domestic fowl with white or grey feathers, orange or dark-brown fleshy knob on forehead, long neck, flat wide bill, webbed feet) 鹏 péng the giant mythical bird in ancient legend

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鹤 hè crane (large wading bird with long neck and legs, white or grey plumage) 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)

鸟 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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