大鵟

dàkuáng

noun

Measure Word

一只大鵟 zhī

Meanings

1 upland buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)
2 large Asian buzzard

Characters

Examples

大鵟是中国常见的猛禽之一。

Dàkuáng shì Zhōngguó chángjiàn de měngqín zhīyī.

The upland buzzard is one of the common raptors in China.

大鵟主要在草原和高山活动。

Dàkuáng zhǔyào zài cǎoyuán hé gāoshān huódòng.

Upland buzzards are mainly active on grasslands and high mountains.

Tips

memory

The character 鵟 itself means a buzzard — bird radical 鸟 plus 狂 as phonetic. 大 (big) distinguishes it from 普通鵟 (common buzzard).

Stroke Order

大 dà

鵟 kuáng