小鸥

小鷗

xiǎo'ōu

noun

Measure Word

一只小鸥 zhī

Meanings

1 little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

冬天能在沿海看到小鸥。

Dōngtiān néng zài yánhǎi kàndào xiǎo'ōu.

You can see little gulls along the coast in winter.

HSK 7-9

小鸥是世界上体型最小的鸥类。

Xiǎo'ōu shì shìjiè shàng tǐxíng zuì xiǎo de ōu lèi.

The little gull is the smallest gull species in the world.

Tips

usage

Bird-watching term. The apostrophe in the pinyin (xiǎo'ōu) marks the syllable boundary since 鸥 starts with a vowel.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

鸥 ōu