雕鸮

鵰鴞
diāoxiāo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
  2. 2 the largest owl species native to China and Eurasia

Examples

Diāoxiāo shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de māotóuyīng zhī yī.
The Eurasian eagle-owl is one of the largest owls in the world.
Shānlín lǐ wǎnshang cháng néng tīng dào diāoxiāo de jiàoshēng.
At night in the forests you can often hear the call of the eagle-owl.

Tips

usage
(diāo, 'eagle / large raptor') + (xiāo, the literary word for owl) — literally 'eagle-owl', a calque of the European name. Everyday Chinese for any owl is 猫头鹰 (māotóuyīng, 'cat-headed eagle').

Stroke Order

diāo
xiāo