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Meaning of 啄

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Pinyin: zhuó
English Definition: to peck
Chinese Definition:
①鸟类用嘴叩击并夹住东西:啄食。啄木鸟。鸡啄米。
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (mouth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • [ chù ] a shackled pig
Similar Characters: 涿
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Example Words
啄木鸟 zhuó niǎo woodpecker
啄食 zhuó shí (of a bird) to peck at food
剥啄 zhuó (onom.) tap (on a door or window)
大金背啄木鸟 jīn bèi zhuó niǎo (bird species of China) greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)
斑姬啄木鸟 bān zhuó niǎo (bird species of China) speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus)
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Example Sentences
1
The bird pecked a hole in the tree.
2
The bird pecked a hole in the tree.
3
Swans can give you a nasty peck.
4
The chicken pecked a hole in the sack.
5
That chick pecks out an earthworm from the earth.