须浮鸥

鬚浮鷗
xūfú'ōu
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
  2. 2 marsh tern species

Examples

HSK 7-9
Xūfú'ōu cháng zài shuǐdào tián hé húpō shàngkōng fēixiáng.
Whiskered terns often fly over rice paddies and lakes.
HSK 7-9
Fánzhí qī de xūfú'ōu yǒu yī tiáo míngxiǎn de báisè zī wén.
In breeding plumage, whiskered terns show a distinct white whisker-stripe.

Tips

memory
Name breaks down perfectly: 'whisker' + 'floating (over marshes)' + 'gull/tern' - 'marsh-skimming whiskered tern'. The white cheek below the black cap really does look like a whisker.

Stroke Order

ōu