独角鲸

獨角鯨
dújiǎojīng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Dújiǎojīng shēnghuó zài Běijí hǎiyù.
Narwhals live in Arctic waters.
HSK 7-9
Xióngxìng dújiǎojīng yǒu yī gēn chángcháng de yáchǐ, kànqǐlái xiàng jiǎo.
Male narwhals have a long tusk that looks like a horn.

Tips

memory
(single) + (horn) + (whale) = 'single-horn whale'. The 'horn' is actually a spiraled left canine tooth that grows up to 3 meters long. Medieval Europeans sold these tusks as unicorn horns; the Chinese name preserves the illusion.

Stroke Order

jiǎo
jīng