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Meaning of 鸮

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(Trad.: 鴞)
Pinyin: xiāo
English Definition: owl (order Strigiformes)
Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (bird) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ hào ] mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar
    • [ niǎo ] bird
Example Words
林雕鸮 lín diāo xiāo (bird species of China) spot-bellied eagle-owl (Bubo nipalensis)
短耳鸮 duǎn ěr xiāo (bird species of China) short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
雕鸮 diāo xiāo (bird species of China) Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
乌雕鸮 diāo xiāo (bird species of China) dusky eagle-owl (Bubo coromandus)
领角鸮 lǐng jiǎo xiāo (bird species of China) Japanese scops owl (Otus semitorques)
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Example Sentences
1
This is a rare strigidae.
2
The barn owl locates the direction of a sound in two ways.
3
A common kestrel chases a barn owl, which is carrying a mouse.
4
Living in Lesser Khingan Mountains, Accipiter gentiles and Strix nebulosa share the same habit of reusing their old nests.
5
A large Eurasian owl (Bubo bubo) having brownish plumage and prominent ear tufts.