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CHINESE CHARACTER

niǎo

鸟

鸟

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jay

Numbered pinyin
niao3
English meanings
beak, caprimulgiform bird, jay, carinate bird, birdie, bird, carinate, chaffinch, flying bird, fowl

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Single-component character

鸟 is learned as a whole in this component guide. Recognize its complete shape rather than splitting it into smaller components.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

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Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    shù树shàng上yǒu有yī一zhǐ只niǎo鸟。

    There's a bird in the tree.

  2. 02

    niǎo鸟ér儿zài在chànggē唱歌。

    The birds are singing.

  3. 03

    niǎo鸟huì会fēi飞。

    Birds can fly.

  4. 04

    xiǎo小niǎo鸟hěn很kěài可爱。

    The little bird is cute.

  5. 05

    niǎo鸟ér儿fēi飞zǒu走le了。

    The bird flew away.

  6. 06

    wǒ我xǐhuan喜欢tīng听niǎo鸟jiào叫。

    I like hearing birds.

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