凤头鹰

鳳頭鷹

fèngtóuyīng

noun

Measure Word

一只凤头鹰 zhī

Meanings

1 crested goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus)

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

我们在山里拍到了一只凤头鹰。

Wǒmen zài shānlǐ pāi dào le yī zhī fèngtóuyīng.

We photographed a crested goshawk in the mountains.

HSK 7-9

凤头鹰栖息在亚热带森林中。

Fèngtóuyīng qīxī zài yàrèdài sēnlín zhōng.

The crested goshawk inhabits subtropical forests.

Tips

memory

凤头 literally means "phoenix-head," referring to the prominent crest of feathers on the bird's crown. This naming pattern tags many crested bird species in Chinese.

Stroke Order

凤 fèng

头 tóu

鹰 yīng