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

鲸头鹳是非洲的一种大型水鸟。

Jīngtóuguàn shì Fēizhōu de yī zhǒng dàxíng shuǐniǎo.

The shoebill is a large African water bird.

动物园里那只鲸头鹳一动不动地站着。

Dòngwùyuán lǐ nà zhī jīngtóuguàn yī dòng bù dòng de zhàn zhe.

The shoebill at the zoo stood completely still.

Tips

memory

Literally 'whale-head stork (鲸 jīng + 头 tóu + 鹳 guàn)' — 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