鹰鸮

鷹鴞
yīngxiāo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 brown hawk-owl (Ninox scutulata)
  2. 2 brown boobook

Examples

Yīngxiāo zhòufú yèchū, yǐ kūnchóng hé xiǎoxíng niǎolèi wéi shí.
The brown hawk-owl sleeps by day and hunts by night, feeding on insects and small birds.
Yīngxiāo de jiàoshēng shì liǎng shēng yī zǔ de shàoyīn.
The brown hawk-owl's call is a two-note whistle.

Tips

memory
Literal: (hawk) + (owl) — named for its unusually hawk-like silhouette among owls. No prominent facial disc, long tail, pointed wings: it looks more like a small hawk than an owl.

Stroke Order

yīng
xiāo