布谷

布穀

bùgǔ

noun #18,757

Measure Word

一只布谷 zhī

Meanings

1 cuckoo (bird)
2 cuckoo's call

Characters

Examples

春天到了，布谷鸟开始叫了。

Chūntiān dào le, bùgǔniǎo kāishǐ jiào le.

Spring has arrived and the cuckoos have started calling.

远处传来布谷的叫声。

Yuǎnchù chuánlái bùgǔ de jiàoshēng.

The call of a cuckoo came from the distance.

Tips

memory

布谷 is an onomatopoeia imitating the cuckoo's call — say 'bùgǔ bùgǔ' and you'll hear the bird's song. Also called 杜鹃 in Chinese.

Stroke Order

布 bù

谷 gǔ