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Meaning of 栖

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(Trad.: 棲)
Pinyin:
English Definition: to perch; to rest (of birds); to dwell; to live; to stay
Chinese Definition:
①鸟禽歇宿:“夫以鸟养养鸟者,宜栖之深林”。
②居留,停留:栖身。栖息。栖止。栖遁(隐居,遁世)。栖迟(游息,居住)。
Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Pictophonetic: 西 indicates the sound; (tree) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • 西 [ ] west, western, westward
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Example Words
栖息 (of a bird) to perch; (of creatures in general) to inhabit; to dwell
两栖 liǎng amphibious; dual-talented; able to work in two different lines
栖身 shēn to stay at; to live in (temporarily)
两栖动物 liǎng dòng amphibian; amphibious animals
陆栖 terrestrial; living on land
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Example Sentences
1
Birds roost in [on] the trees.
2
Some birds roosted on a branch.
3
In India, massive habitat loss continues to devastate Bengal tiger populations.
4
Were the first flyers arboreal creatures that initially glided from tree tops to the ground?
5
The Southern Myotis (Myotis macropus) or fishing bat specialises in aquatic foods, including aquatic insects and even small fish.