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鸮

鴞
xiāo
noun

Measure Word

一只鸮 zhī

Meanings

  1. 1 owl (literary / bound form)
  2. 2 bird of the order Strigiformes

Characters

鸮
xiāo
owl

Examples

商代青铜器中有著名的鸮尊。
Shāng dài qīngtóngqì zhōng yǒu zhùmíng de xiāozūn.
Among Shang-dynasty bronzes, the owl-shaped zūn vessel is famous.
雪鸮是北极圈常见的猛禽。
Xuěxiāo shì Běijíquān chángjiàn de měngqín.
The snowy owl is a common raptor in the Arctic Circle.

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Literary / classifier character. Modern everyday Chinese uses 猫头鹰 (māotóuyīng, "cat-headed hawk") for "owl"; 鸮 survives mostly in scientific species names (雪鸮, 鵰鸮) and classical texts.

Stroke Order

鸮 xiāo