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鸥

鷗
ōu
noun #37,175

Measure Word

一只鸥 zhī

Meanings

  1. 1 gull
  2. 2 seagull

Characters

鸥
ōu
gull

Examples

海鸥在浪花上飞翔。
Hǎi'ōu zài lànghuā shàng fēixiáng.
Seagulls soared above the waves.
一群白鸥落在沙滩上。
Yī qún bái'ōu luò zài shātān shàng.
A flock of white gulls settled on the beach.

Tips

usage
Rarely appears alone — almost always in compounds: 海鸥 (hǎi'ōu, "seagull"), 白鸥 (bái'ōu, "white gull"), 鸥群 (ōuqún, "flock of gulls"). The classical poet Du Fu used 鸥 as a symbol of carefree solitude.

Stroke Order

鸥 ōu