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鼱

jīng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 used in 鼩鼱: shrew (a tiny mouse-like mammal)

Examples

HSK 6
鼩鼱嘴尖，吃昆虫。
Qújīng zuǐ jiān, chī kūnchóng.
A shrew has a pointed snout and eats insects.
HSK 7-9
鼩鼱是最小的哺乳动物之一。
Qújīng shì zuì xiǎo de bǔrǔ dòngwù zhīyī.
The shrew is one of the smallest mammals.

Tips

usage
鼱 is bound; it appears only in 鼩鼱, the shrew. Despite the rat radical, the shrew is not a rodent - the radical just marks it as a small rat-like creature.

Components

radical
鼠 shǔ
rat; mouse
Left is the rat radical 鼠, a whiskered rodent with clawed feet and a long tail. It marks the character as a small rat-like animal - here the shrew.
phonetic
青 qīng
blue-green (phonetic)
Right is 青, here only for sound, giving the jīng reading. The same phonetic appears in 晴 (clear sky) and 精 (refined).

Stroke Order

鼱 jīng