爪哇犀

zhǎowāxī

noun

Measure Word

一头爪哇犀 tóu

Meanings

1 Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus)

Characters

claw (in place name)

phonetic (in 爪哇 = Java)

Examples

爪哇犀是世界上最濒危的哺乳动物之一。

Zhǎowāxī shì shìjiè shàng zuì bīnwēi de bǔrǔ dòngwù zhī yī.

The Javan rhinoceros is one of the most endangered mammals in the world.

现存的爪哇犀只剩下几十头了。

Xiàncún de zhǎowāxī zhǐ shèngxià jǐshí tóu le.

Only a few dozen Javan rhinos remain in the wild.

Tips

culture

Critically endangered — fewer than 80 individuals survive, all in Ujung Kulon National Park on Java, Indonesia. The Vietnamese population was declared extinct in 2010 when the last animal was killed by poachers for its horn.

Stroke Order

爪 zhǎo

哇 wā

犀 xī