杀人鲸

殺人鯨

shārénjīng

noun

Measure Word

一头杀人鲸 tóu

Meanings

1 orca
2 killer whale (Orcinus orca)

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

杀人鲸是非常聪明的海洋动物。

Shārénjīng shì fēicháng cōngmíng de hǎiyáng dòngwù.

Killer whales are extremely intelligent marine animals.

HSK 7-9

杀人鲸其实是一种大型海豚。

Shārénjīng qíshí shì yī zhǒng dàxíng hǎitún.

The orca is actually a type of large dolphin.

Tips

mistakes

Despite the name, orcas are not whales but the largest member of the dolphin family 海豚科. The name 杀人鲸 is a calque of 'killer whale'; another common Mandarin name is 虎鲸 'tiger whale', which is the more scientific term.

Stroke Order

杀 shā

人 rén

鲸 jīng