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Meaning of 鹃

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鹃 (Trad.: 鵑)
Pinyin: juān
English Definition: cuckoo
Chinese Definition:
①(杜鹃)见“(鵑)杜”。
Total strokes: 12; Radical: 鳥
Pictophonetic:肙 indicates the sound; 鸟 (bird) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
杜鹃 dù juān cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鹃鸟 ); Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鹃花 )
杜鹃花 dù juān huā Indian Azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch)
周瘦鹃 zhōu shòu juān Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the Cultural Revolution
杜鹃啼血 dù juān tí xuè lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom); fig. extreme grief
茹志鹃 rú zhì juān Ru Zhijuan (1925-1998), female novelist and politician
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Example Sentences
1
虽然走鹃现在的确有竞争力
。
The Roadrunner does have competition now though.
2
雨燕翻新幕
,
风鹃绕旧枝
。
Swift renovation screen, the wind around the old sticks of cuckoo.
3
在危地马拉
,
绿咬鹃是自由的象征
,
也是危地马拉的国鸟
。
The quetzal is a symbol of freedom and the national bird of Guatemala .
4
在那之前
,
自
1916年
发现这种地鹃以后
,
没人见过这种鸟
。
Until that point, the bird hadn't been seen since its discovery in 1916.
5
三只黄嘴蓝鹃惊叫着飞到空中
,
拍打着它们奇长的尾羽
。
Three yellow-billed blue magpies throw themselves into the air with startled chortles, fluttering their absurdly long tail feathers.