鸟禽

鳥禽
niǎoqín
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 birds (collective)
  2. 2 fowl

Examples

Sēnlín lǐ qīxī zhe gè zhǒng niǎoqín.
All kinds of birds inhabit the forest.
Zhè běn shū jièshào le Zhōngguó chángjiàn de niǎoqín.
This book introduces birds commonly found in China.

Tips

register
鸟禽 is a collective / formal term — 'avifauna' rather than 'bird'. For everyday talk about a single bird, use (niǎo). alone covers domesticated fowl in 家禽 (jiāqín 'poultry').
memory
= bird (specific) + = fowl (broader category, includes anything with feathers). Together they form a redundant compound meaning 'birds in general' — a common pattern in Chinese (e.g. 树木 'trees-and-wood' = trees).

Stroke Order

niǎo
qín