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Meaning of 鷹

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(Simplified: 鹰)
Pinyin: yīng
English Definition: eagle; falcon; hawk
Chinese Definition:
①鸟类的一科,猛禽类,嘴钩曲,趾有钩爪,十分锐利,捕食小兽和其他鸟类,猎人可驯养帮助打猎:鹰犬。鹰隼(鹰和隼,喻凶猛或凶猛的人)。鹰视狼步(喻人举止凶狠)。
Total strokes: 24; Radical:
Pictophonetic: (bird) indicates the sound; conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
Example Words
鷹犬 yīng quǎn hawks and hounds; (fig.) running dogs; hired thugs
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Example Sentences
1
鹿
We watch for hawks in the sky and deer in the cornfields.
2
Scientists then analyzed their faces and discovered that those with more symmetrical facial features were more inclined to be hawks.
3
Maybe they could not hold on to the arrival of the spring, but the female eagle thought what if their father could bring back the food?
4
Amid grey mounds of dusty rocks we were able to see Egyptian vultures and steppe eagles.
5
Birds like this Harris Hawk can fly where they want to, but have been trained to come back for food.