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 èrjí 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