啄木鸟

啄木鳥

zhuómùniǎo

noun #22,450

Measure Word

一只啄木鸟 zhī

Meanings

1 woodpecker

Characters

Examples

我听到了树林里啄木鸟的敲击声。

Wǒ tīng dào le shùlín lǐ zhuómùniǎo de qiāojī shēng.

I heard the pecking sound of a woodpecker in the forest.

啄木鸟用坚硬的嘴啄树皮，寻找虫子。

Zhuómùniǎo yòng jiānyìng de zuǐ zhuó shùpí, xúnzhǎo chóngzi.

The woodpecker uses its hard beak to peck at tree bark looking for insects.

Tips

memory

啄 = to peck; 木 = wood / tree; 鸟 = bird. Literally: 'the bird that pecks wood' — perfectly descriptive of the woodpecker.

Stroke Order

啄 zhuó

木 mù

鸟 niǎo