鹠

鶹

liú

noun

Meanings

1 owl (used in compounds such as 鸺鹠, a kind of owlet)

Characters

owl (in 鸺鹠)

Examples

鸺鹠的“鹠”单用很少见。

Xiūliú de "liú" dānyòng hěn shǎo jiàn.

The character 鹠 in 鸺鹠 is rarely used alone.

古籍中偶见鹠字。

Gǔjí zhōng ǒu jiàn liú zì.

The character 鹠 occasionally appears in classical texts.

Tips

usage

Almost exclusively seen in the bound compound 鸺鹠 (xiūliú), referring to small owls such as the collared owlet. Standalone use is virtually archaic.

Stroke Order

鹠 liú