鲸头鹳

鯨頭鸛

jīngtóuguàn

noun

Measure Word

一只鲸头鹳 zhī

Meanings

1 shoebill
2 shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex)

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

鲸头鹳是非洲的一种大型水鸟。

Jīngtóuguàn shì Fēizhōu de yī zhǒng dàxíng shuǐ niǎo.

The shoebill is a large African water bird.

HSK 7-9

动物园里那只鲸头鹳一动不动地站着。

Dòngwùyuán lǐ nà zhī jīngtóuguàn yīdòngbùdòng de zhàn zhe.

The shoebill at the zoo stood completely still.

Tips

memory

Literally "whale-head stork" (鲸 + 头 + 鹳) - its huge shoe-shaped bill really does look like a whale's head on a stork's body.

Stroke Order

鲸 jīng

头 tóu

鹳 guàn