林雕

林鵰

líndiāo

noun

Measure Word

一只林雕 zhī

Meanings

1 black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis)
2 mountain hawk-eagle

Characters

Examples

林雕喜欢在山林间盘旋。

Líndiāo xǐhuān zài shānlín jiān pánxuán.

The black eagle likes to circle above mountain forests.

林雕是国家二级保护动物。

Líndiāo shì guójiā èr jí bǎohù dòngwù.

The black eagle is a national Class II protected animal.

Tips

memory

'Forest eagle' — 林 (forest) + 雕 (eagle). Lives in broadleaf mountain forests of southern China and Southeast Asia, hunting by slow low flight through the canopy.

Stroke Order

林 lín

雕 diāo