Chinese Word: 雀 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

雀Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 隹

Ideographic:A small 小 bird 隹

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 小 [ xiǎo ] small, tiny, insignificant
- 隹 [ zhuī ] short-tailed bird; sparrow

Similar Characters: 省

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Pinyin: què

English Definition:small bird; sparrow; also pr. [qiao3]

Chinese Definition:
①鸟类的一科，吃粮食粒和昆虫。特指“麻雀”，泛指小鸟：雀跃(高兴得像雀儿那样跳跃)。雀盲(即“夜盲症”)。雀斑。雀噪(名声宣扬，含贬义)。

Example Words:

孔雀	kǒng què	peacock
麻雀	má què	sparrow; (dialect) mahjong
鸦雀无声HSK 6	yā què wú shēng	lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; absolute silence
雀斑	què bān	freckles
雀跃	què yuè	excited; in high spirits

Pinyin: qiāo

English Definition:a freckle; lentigo

Chinese Definition:
①(雀子)即“雀斑”。

Example Words:

a freckle; lentigo

1		tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 kǒng què 孔雀 hé 和 dān dǐng hè 丹顶鹤。 He likes peacocks and cranes.
2		sài chǎng 赛场 shàng 上 de 的 guān zhòng 观众 huān hū què yuè 欢呼雀跃， wèi 为 xuǎn shǒu 选手 men 们 jiā yóu 加油 zhù wēi 助威。 The audience on the field cheered and applauded, cheering on the athletes.