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Meaning of 鸢

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鸢 (Trad.: 鳶)
Pinyin: yuān
English Definition: kite (small hawk)
Chinese Definition:
①鸟,鹰科,头顶及喉部白色,嘴带蓝色,体上部褐色,微带紫,两翼黑褐色,腹部淡赤,尾尖分叉,四趾都有钩爪,捕食蛇、鼠、蜥蜴、鱼等(俗称“老鹰”):鸢色(茶褐色)。纸鸢(风筝)。
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 鳥
Pictophonetic:弋 indicates the sound; 鸟 (bird) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 弋 [ yì ] to catch, to arrest; to shoot with a bow
    • 鸟 [ niǎo ] bird
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Example Words
鸢尾 yuān wěi Iricdaceae, the iris family
鸢尾花 yuān wěi huā iris (family Iridaceae)
纸鸢 zhǐ yuān kite
鸢飞戾天 yuān fēi lì tiān The hawk flies up to heaven. (idiom)
黑翅鸢 hēi chì yuān (bird species of China) black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus)
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Example Sentences
1
前几年
,
有两只红鸢被发现无法繁殖
,
虽然还不明朗追踪设备是不是一个导火索
。
Two of the four had also reportedly failed to breed over preceding years although it was not known if the tracking equipment was a factor.
2
从美国南部飞到美国北部生活的鸟类不止白尾鸢
,
密西西比鸢已经在新英格兰州筑巢生活了
。
The white-tail is not the only southern bird to drift north recently. Mississippi kites now nest in New England.
3
检查新鲜的红鸢尸体是我们能够获得更有价值的数据
,
以了解对红鸢健康产生威胁的因素
。
The examination of fresh carcases increases the value of the information we can obtain on the threats to red kite health.
4
比如说
,
我们找到了证据
,
表明毒杀红鸢会产生不好的后果
。
这些发现也使得缓和措施得以实施
,
以减少对这些鸟儿的威胁
。
For example, we have published evidence for harm due to lead poisoning in red kites and these findings allowed mitigation measures to be implemented to reduce the threat to these birds.
5
她说
:
“
除非更进一步的长期研究开展
,
否则就无法判断现在的发现是不是意味着红鸢会面临更大的困境
。
She said: "Unless and until further long-term studies have been carried out it is not possible to determine whether the findings are a sign of a greater problem in kites.