煤山雀

méishānquè

noun

Measure Word

一只煤山雀 zhī

Meanings

1 coal tit (Periparus ater)
2 small songbird widespread across Eurasia

Characters

sparrow, small bird

Examples

煤山雀头顶的黑色像一块煤。

Méishānquè tóudǐng de hēisè xiàng yī kuài méi.

The black crown of the coal tit looks like a lump of coal.

冬天煤山雀常来公园的松树上觅食。

Dōngtiān méishānquè cháng lái gōngyuán de sōngshù shàng mìshí.

In winter coal tits often come to forage in the park's pines.

Tips

memory

煤 (coal) + 山雀 (tit): a 'coal tit' because of the soot-black cap on its head.

Stroke Order

煤 méi

山 shān

雀 què