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鸺

鵂
xiū
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 鸺鹠) a small owl; scops owl

Examples

HSK 7-9
树上停着一只鸺鹠，夜里鸣叫。
Shùshàng tíng zhe yì zhī xiūliú, yèlǐ míngjiào.
A scops owl perched in the tree, calling at night.
HSK 7-9
鸺鹠是一种夜间捕食的小型猫头鹰。
Xiūliú shì yì zhǒng yèjiān bǔshí de xiǎoxíng māotóuyīng.
The scops owl is a small owl that hunts at night.

Tips

usage
鸺 occurs only in 鸺鹠, a classical name for a small owl. Everyday speech uses 猫头鹰 ("cat-head hawk") for owls in general.

Components

radical
鸟 niǎo
bird
鸟 is the bird radical, marking 鸺 as a species of bird.
phonetic
休 xiū
to rest
休 gives the exact sound xiū. It carries no meaning in 鸺; the bird element supplies the sense.

Stroke Order

鸺 xiū