Chinese Word: 鸱 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鸱 (Trad.: 鴟)

Pinyin: chī

English Definition: scops owl

Chinese Definition:
①古书上指鹞鹰：鸱张(嚣张、凶暴，像鸱张开翅膀一样)。鸱视(昂首而视，如鸱欲有所攫取)。鸱顾。鸱目虎吻(形容相貌凶恶)。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 鳥

Pictophonetic:氐 indicates the sound; 鸟 (bird) conveys the meaning.

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鸱枭	chī xiāo	variant of 鸱鸮
黑顶蛙口鸱	hēi dǐng wā kǒu chī	(bird species of China) Hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni)
鸱甍	chī méng	a kind of ornament on the roof ridge
鸱鸮	chī xiāo	owl

1		niǎo 鸟 shì 是 chī 鸱 xiāo 鸮， fēi cháng 非常 shǎo jiàn 少见。 This is a rare strigidae.
2		xuě xiāo 雪鸮 shì 是 yì zhǒng 一种 dà xíng 大型 bái sè 白色 chī 鸱 xiāo 鸮， tǐ 体 shàng 上 yǒu 有 fēn sàn 分散 de 的 bān diǎn 斑点， hēi 黑 huì 喙， huáng sè 黄色 yǎn jing 眼睛。 A large white owl with some scattered spots, black bill and yellow eyes.
3		nǎ pà 哪怕 shéi 谁 guān mén 关门 guān 关 zhòng 重 le 了 yì diǎn 一点， tā 她 yě 也 yào 要 xià yí tiào 吓一跳， xiàng 像 shuǐ lǐ 水里 de 的 xiǎo 小 pì 鸊 chī 鸱 shì de 似的 rú dòng 蠕动 shēn zi 身子。 If one happens only to shut the door a little hard, she starts and wriggles like a young dab-chick in the water;