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鹑

鶉
chún
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 鹌鹑) quail

Examples

HSK 7-9
烤鹌鹑是某些地方菜的美味。
Kǎo ānchún shì mǒuxiē dìfāngcài de měiwèi.
Roast quail is a delicacy in some regional cuisines.
HSK 7-9
他的衣服破旧得像鹑衣百结。
Tā de yīfu pòjiù de xiàng chúnyī-bǎijié.
His clothes were so worn they looked like ragged quail feathers.

Tips

usage
鹑 is bound, used in 鹌鹑 ('quail'). The quail's short, ragged-looking tail gave rise to the literary idiom 鹑衣百结 ('clothes in tatters').

Components

radical
鸟 niǎo
bird
鸟 is the bird radical, marking this character as the name of a bird, here the quail.
phonetic
享 xiǎng
to enjoy
享 supplies the sound (xiǎng shifting to chún). It contributes pronunciation only and no meaning here.

Stroke Order

鹑 chún