火鸡

火雞

huǒjī

noun #4,169

Measure Word

一只火鸡 zhī

Meanings

1 turkey (bird)

Characters

Examples

美国人感恩节吃火鸡。

Měiguórén Gǎn'ēnjié chī huǒjī.

Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.

这只火鸡很大。

Zhè zhī huǒjī hěn dà.

This turkey is very big.

Tips

memory

火 (fire) + 鸡 (chicken) = 'fire chicken'. The turkey's red wattle and fan-shaped tail feathers may have reminded Chinese people of flames.

Stroke Order

火 huǒ

鸡 jī