秃鹫

禿鷲
tūjiù
noun #21,977

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 vulture
  2. 2 cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tūjiù zài gāokōng pánxuán, xúnzhǎo lièwù.
The vulture circled high in the sky, looking for prey.
HSK 7-9
Tūjiù yǐ fǔròu wéi shí, zài shēngtài xìtǒng zhōng bànyǎn qīngdàofū de juésè.
Vultures feed on carrion and play the role of scavengers in the ecosystem.

Tips

memory
秃 means 'bald' and 鹫 means 'eagle/large bird of prey', so 秃鹫 is literally 'the bald eagle-like bird,' which matches the vulture's famously bare head perfectly.

Stroke Order

秃 tū
鹫 jiù