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鹅 é goose

How to remember 鹅: 我 i + 鸟 bird = goose. "I am not scared of any bird," says the farm boy, just before the angry goose chases him.

  • HSK 9
  • 12 strokes
  • Radical 鸟

Component breakdown

鹅 = 我 i + 鸟 bird

  • 我 i
  • 鸟 bird
The Gushi story

"I am not scared of any bird," says the farm boy, just before the angry goose chases him.

How it is used

  • Goose - 鹅 / 大白鹅 (dà bái é) big white goose; 天鹅 (tiān'é) swan (literally 'sky goose').
  • 鹅毛 (émáo) goose feather gives 鹅毛大雪 (émáo dàxuě) 'snow in goose-feather flakes' = heavy, fluffy snowfall.
  • Note the 'e' rhymes: 鹅, 鸭 (yā duck), 鸡 (jī chicken) are the poultry trio.

Words with 鹅