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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鸟* | 鸟* | *鸟
bird / CL: 隻|只, / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn
HSK 2
bird's nest / nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
HSK 7-9
(bird species of China) bay woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis)
catbird
ostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing to acknowledge danger)
(bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)
cockle (mollusk of the family Cardiidae)
(bird species of China) white-shouldered starling (Sturnia sinensis)
guanine nucleotide (G, pairs with cytosine C 胞嘧啶 in DNA and RNA)
(bird species of China) green-eared barbet (Psilopogon faiostrictus)
a road only a bird can manage / steep dangerous road
(bird species of China) common loon (Gavia immer)
ostrich
roc (mythical bird of prey) / great talent
(coll.) old hand; veteran
small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie
(bird species of China) lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
(bird species of China) warbling white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
(bird species of China) common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
to get a bird's-eye view / bird's-eye view / broad overview
bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
(Tw) early bird discount
birds
hummingbird
skylark
(bird species of China) wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus)
(bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
(bird species of China) tricoloured munia (Lonchura malacca)
bird
(bird species of China) lesser yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)
roc (mythical bird of prey)
(bird species of China) silver-breasted broadbill (Serilophus lunatus)
(bird species of China) Austen's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni)
(bird species of China) grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus)
(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)
bird
birdcage
toucan
Archaeopteryx
(bird species of China) red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri)
(bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
woodpecker
ornithology / study of birds
bird's nest
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鸟* | 鸟* | *鸟
variant of / penis
lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day
lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom) / fig. cute and helpless-looking
(bird species of China) blue-eared barbet (Psilopogon cyanotis)
kingfisher
flamingo
(bird species of China) silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)
(bird species of China) red-footed booby (Sula sula)
seabird
waterbird
songbird
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
legendary bird with nine heads (old) / cunning or sly person
guano / bird excrement
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom) / fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
capercaillie (Lagopus, several species) / thunderbird (in native American mythology)
to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
birds / fowl
flintlock musket / fowling piece (shotgun) / air gun
hornbill
lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom) / fig. to head off in various directions / to flee helter-skelter
nonmigratory bird
beneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice)
to scatter like birds and beasts
lit. to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom) / fig. to flee in all directions
pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish)
bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
(bird species of China) black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis)
lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
(bird species of China) white-cheeked starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus)
tarantula
(bird species of China) rufous woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus)
the dodo (extinct bird)
(vulgar) damned wretch / fucker / also pr. [niao3 ren2]
pinion
bird gun
birdhouse
nocturnal bird
(coll.) sb new to a particular subject / rookie / beginner / newbie
to scare a bird into flight
fowling piece (archaic gun)
damn thing / (not one's) goddamn business
bird characters (a decorated form of the Great Seal)
beak
a caged bird
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.) / same as 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟
birdsong / warbling
birdwatching
bird
sinister person / unsavory character / broken (not in working order)
oriole / bird
bird
bird strike (aviation)
toucan

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