Chinese Word: 鹪 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鹪 (Trad.: 鷦)

Pinyin: jiāo

English Definition: eastern wren

Chinese Definition:
①(鹪鹩)鸟，体长约十厘米，背赤褐色，腹灰褐色，尾短，捕食小虫。亦称“桃虫”、“巧妇”。
②(鹪莺)鸟，体长十余厘米，鸣声似猫叫，食虫，对农作物有益。

Total strokes: 17; Radical: 鳥

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

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鹪鹩	jiāo liáo	(bird species of China) Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
黑胸山鹪莺	hēi xiōng shān jiāo yīng	(bird species of China) black-throated prinia (Prinia atrogularis)
纹胸鹪鹛	wén xiōng jiāo méi	(bird species of China) eyebrowed wren-babbler (Napothera epilepidota)
小鳞胸鹪鹛	xiǎo lín xiōng jiāo méi	(bird species of China) pygmy wren-babbler (Pnoepyga pusilla)
尼泊尔鹪鹛	ní bó ěr jiāo méi	(bird species of China) Nepal wren-babbler (Pnoepyga immaculata)

1		jīn tiān 今天 wǒ men 我们 suǒ 所 yào 要 tǎo lùn 讨论 jiāo 鹪 lóu 楼 jì huà 计划。 Today we are going to discuss Wren house plans.
2		dào tián 稻田 wěi 苇 yīng 莺 hé 和 yuǎn dōng 远东 wěi 苇 yīng 莺 yǒu 有 zhù 著 xiàng 像 jiāo 鹪 yīng 莺 bān 般 de 的 wài xíng 外型， duǎn 短 chì 翅 bìng qiě 并且 cháng wěi 长尾。 Paddyfield and Manchurain Reed have "prinia-like" shape, with short wings and quite long tail.