鸟 niǎo bird

源How it came to be

A bird standing side on: the eye and crest at the top, the body, and the claws under it. The four dots along the bottom of the full form are the feet worn down.

用How it is used

• Bird, the general word: 一只鸟 (yì zhī niǎo) a bird (measure word 只).
• A radical in many bird names - 鸡 (jī) chicken, 鸭 (yā) duck all share the phonetic-plus-鸟 pattern.
• 鸟巢 (niǎocháo) 'Bird's Nest' is also the nickname of Beijing's Olympic stadium.

字Characters built with 鸟

• 鸡 chicken
• 鸭 duck
• 鸣 a bird call or animal cry
• 鸦 crow
• 鸽 pigeon
• 鹅 goose
• 鹏 fabulous bird of enormous size
• 鹤 crane
• 鹰 eagle

词Words with 鸟

• 鸟巢niǎocháobird's nestHSK 9

句Example sentences

• 它是一只鸟。 Tā shì yì zhī niǎo.That's a bird.