鹪鹩

鷦鷯
jiāoliáo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
  2. 2 wren

Examples

Jiāoliáo suī xiǎo, jiàoshēng què fēicháng xiǎngliàng.
The wren is small, but its song is very loud.
Jiāoliáo zài shùcóng lǐ zhú le yīgè jīngqiǎo de cháo.
The wren built an exquisite nest in the bushes.

Tips

culture
Classical Chinese uses the wren as a symbol of small creatures content with little — Zhuangzi's 《逍遥》 famously says 鹪鹩不过 ('the wren nests in deep forest yet needs only one branch').

Stroke Order

jiāo
liáo