Chinese Word: 鹞 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鹞 (Trad.: 鷂)

Pinyin: yào

English Definition: sparrow hawk; Accipiter nisus

Chinese Definition:
①一种凶猛的鸟，样子像鹰，比鹰小，捕食小鸟，通常称“鹞鹰”、“鹞子”。有时亦把类似鹞的鸢称做鹞鹰：鹞子翻身。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 鳥

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

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白尾鹞	bái wěi yào	(bird species of China) hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)
纸鹞	zhǐ yào	kite
白腹鹞	bái fù yào	(bird species of China) eastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus)
鹊鹞	què yào	(bird species of China) pied harrier (Circus melanoleucos)
鹞鲼	yào fèn	bonnet skate (zoology)

1		biān fú 蝙蝠 yào 鹞 yú 鱼 kāi shǐ 开始 le 了 shèng yàn 盛宴。 Bat rays awaken to the feast.
2		měng qín 猛禽 bāo kuò 包括 zhǎo zé 沼泽 yào 鹞 hé 和 hēi chì yuān 黑翅鸢。 Raptors include Marsh Harrier and Black winged Kite.
3		shì 是 kuài lè 快乐。 wǒ 我 mā mā shuō 妈妈说 jī 矶 yào 鹞 lái 来 gěi 给 wǒ men 我们 dài lái 带来 kuài lè 快乐。 It's a joy. My mama says sandpipers come to bring us joy.
4		nà 那 zhǐ 只 jī 矶 yào 鹞 shùn zhe 顺着 hǎi bīn 海滨 fēi zǒu 飞走 le 了。 The bird went glissading down the beach.
5		nín 您 zhèng zài 正在 shì tú 试图 jiàn 建 mù 睦 nín 您 de 的 yào 鹞 zhuó 浊 yǔ 羽？ Are you trying to mend you kite?

1		biān fú 蝙蝠 yào 鹞 yú 鱼 kāi shǐ 开始 le 了 shèng yàn 盛宴。 Bat rays awaken to the feast.
2		měng qín 猛禽 bāo kuò 包括 zhǎo zé 沼泽 yào 鹞 hé 和 hēi chì yuān 黑翅鸢。 Raptors include Marsh Harrier and Black winged Kite.
3		shì 是 kuài lè 快乐。 wǒ 我 mā mā shuō 妈妈说 jī 矶 yào 鹞 lái 来 gěi 给 wǒ men 我们 dài lái 带来 kuài lè 快乐。 It's a joy. My mama says sandpipers come to bring us joy.
4		nà 那 zhǐ 只 jī 矶 yào 鹞 shùn zhe 顺着 hǎi bīn 海滨 fēi zǒu 飞走 le 了。 The bird went glissading down the beach.
5		nín 您 zhèng zài 正在 shì tú 试图 jiàn 建 mù 睦 nín 您 de 的 yào 鹞 zhuó 浊 yǔ 羽？ Are you trying to mend you kite?