Chinese Word: 啭 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

啭 (Trad.: 囀)

Pinyin: zhuàn

English Definition: to sing (of birds or insects); to warble; to chirp; to twitter

Chinese Definition:
①鸟宛转地鸣叫：鸣啭之声不绝于耳。莺啼鸟啭。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:转 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 转 [ zhuǎn ] to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail

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啼啭	tí zhuàn	to call sweetly (of birds)
莺啭燕鸣	yīng zhuàn yàn míng	Orioles and swallows are twittering (amidst the leaves). (idiom)
夜莺鸣啭	yè yīng míng zhuàn	A nightingale warbles. (idiom)

1		xiǎo niǎo 小鸟 zài 在 shù 树 jiān 间 wū 呜 zhuàn 啭。 The birds were trilling in the trees.
2		xiàng 像 yè yīng 夜莺 zài 在 xià tiān 夏天 mén qián 门前 chè yè 彻夜 qīng 清 zhuàn 啭。 As Philomel in summer's front doth sing.
3		chuāng wài 窗外， tā 她 kàn dào 看到 shù mù 树木 cōng 葱 cōng 葱， niǎo r 鸟儿 zhuàn 啭 tí 啼。 Outside her window she could see the tress with birds singing .
4		rén 人 zhī 之 bù néng bù 不能不 shū qí 舒其 xiōng jīn 胸襟， yóu 犹 niǎo 鸟 zhī 之 bù néng bù 不能不 zhuàn 啭 qí 其 gē hóu 歌喉。 Man cannot help craving for expression any more than birds can help singing .
5		bù rú yì 不如意 de 的 shí hou 时候 bú yào 不要 jǐn 尽 wǎng 往 bēi shāng 悲伤 lǐ 里 zhuàn 啭， xiǎng xiang 想想 yǒu 有 xiào shēng 笑声 de 的 rì zi 日子 ba 吧。 do not put yourself in the deep of sorrow when you feel unpleasant, think about the days with laughter.

1		xiǎo niǎo 小鸟 zài 在 shù 树 jiān 间 wū 呜 zhuàn 啭。 The birds were trilling in the trees.
2		xiàng 像 yè yīng 夜莺 zài 在 xià tiān 夏天 mén qián 门前 chè yè 彻夜 qīng 清 zhuàn 啭。 As Philomel in summer's front doth sing.
3		chuāng wài 窗外， tā 她 kàn dào 看到 shù mù 树木 cōng 葱 cōng 葱， niǎo r 鸟儿 zhuàn 啭 tí 啼。 Outside her window she could see the tress with birds singing .
4		rén 人 zhī 之 bù néng bù 不能不 shū qí 舒其 xiōng jīn 胸襟， yóu 犹 niǎo 鸟 zhī 之 bù néng bù 不能不 zhuàn 啭 qí 其 gē hóu 歌喉。 Man cannot help craving for expression any more than birds can help singing .
5		bù rú yì 不如意 de 的 shí hou 时候 bú yào 不要 jǐn 尽 wǎng 往 bēi shāng 悲伤 lǐ 里 zhuàn 啭， xiǎng xiang 想想 yǒu 有 xiào shēng 笑声 de 的 rì zi 日子 ba 吧。 do not put yourself in the deep of sorrow when you feel unpleasant, think about the days with laughter.