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Characters, words, pinyin or English

鹰 yīng eagle

eagle; falcon; hawk

How to remember 鹰: 广 broad + 亻 person + 隹 pigeon + 鸟 bird = eagle. A person in the broad square is feeding a pigeon on the bench when a huge bird swoops down, maybe an eagle.

  • HSK 9
  • 18 strokes
  • Radical 鸟

Component breakdown

鹰 = 䧹 + 鸟 bird

  • 䧹
    • 广 broad
    • 倠
      • 亻 person
      • 隹 pigeon
  • 鸟 bird
The Gushi story

A person in the broad square is feeding a pigeon on the bench when a huge bird swoops down, maybe an eagle.

How it is used

  • Bird of prey - eagle/hawk/falcon - 老鹰 (lǎoyīng) hawk/eagle, 鹰眼 (yīngyǎn) eagle-eyed/sharp-sighted.
  • Politically, 鹰派 (yīngpài) = the hawks (hardliners), opposite of 鸽派 (gēpài) the doves - a standard media contrast.
  • Connotes keen vision and predatory sharpness.