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鸟 niǎo — “bird”
How to write and say the Chinese character 鸟 (niǎo), which means bird — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Animals.
Pinyin · 拼音 niǎo
Meaning · 意思 bird
Strokes · 笔画 5
Radical · 部首 鸟 (bird)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
鸟 is written with 5 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Simplified from 鳥 — a perched bird, with a dot for its eye.
A common word常用词
小鸟
little bird
Example sentence例句
鸟儿飞得很高。
The bird flies high.
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