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啄

zhuó
verb #16,985

Meanings

  1. 1 to peck

Examples

小鸡在地上啄米。
Xiǎojī zài dì shang zhuó mǐ.
The chick is pecking at rice on the ground.
啄木鸟在树上啄来啄去。
Zhuómùniǎo zài shù shang zhuó lái zhuó qù.
The woodpecker is pecking away at the tree.
一只鸟在啄窗户。
Yī zhī niǎo zài zhuó chuānghù.
A bird is pecking at the window.

Tips

memory
The character has 口 (mouth) on the left — a bird's beak is its mouth for pecking. The most common compound is 啄木鸟 (zhuómùniǎo, woodpecker — literally 'peck-wood-bird').

Stroke Order

啄 zhuó