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鹌

鵪
ān
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 鹌鹑) quail

Examples

HSK 7-9
鹌鹑蛋虽然小，却很有营养。
Ānchún dàn suīrán xiǎo, què hěn yǒu yíngyǎng.
Quail eggs are small but very nutritious.
HSK 7-9
几只鹌鹑在草丛里觅食。
Jǐ zhī ānchún zài cǎocóng li mìshí.
Several quail were pecking for food in the grass.

Tips

usage
鹌 is a bound character with no independent meaning. It exists only in 鹌鹑 ('quail'), a small game bird whose eggs are a common food.

Components

radical
鸟 niǎo
bird
鸟 is the bird radical. It marks this as the name of a bird, here the small ground-dwelling quail.
phonetic
奄 yǎn
to cover
奄 supplies the sound (yǎn shifting to ān). It contributes pronunciation only and no meaning here.

Stroke Order

鹌 ān