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woodpecker
(bird species of China) purple-naped spiderhunter (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum)
(bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)
redbreast / robin
(bird species of China) Blyth's kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)
(bird species of China) black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)
monstrous bird / moa (genus Dinornithidae, extinct bird of New Zealand)
capercaillie (Lagopus, several species) / thunderbird (in native American mythology)
(bird species of China) tricoloured munia (Lonchura malacca)
to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
lone bird / marginalized (country, person etc)
legendary bird with nine heads (old) / cunning or sly person
small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie
migratory bird
(Tw) (bird species of China) common hill myna (Gracula religiosa)
yakitori, a Japanese dish of skewered grilled chicken
supernatural bird
(bird species of China) purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)
to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc) / to photograph birds
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
Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
toucan
black-crowned night heron (Tw)
the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom) / nonconformity gets punished
(bird species of China) ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus)
(bird species of China) Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
toucan
nonmigratory bird
(bird species of China) black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis)
honeyeater (bird of family Meliphagidae)
sinister person / unsavory character / broken (not in working order)
to stand someone up
loon (bird of genus Gavia)
(bird species of China) Austen's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni)
(bird species of China) red-footed booby (Sula sula)
painting of birds and flowers
(bird species of China) chestnut-tailed starling (Sturnia malabarica)
(bird species of China) oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
black-crowned night heron (Tw)
roc (mythical bird of prey)
(bird species of China) grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus)
the dodo (extinct bird)
songbird
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)
(bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
oriole / bird
flowerpecker (any bird of the family Dicaeidae)
starling / gray starling (Sturnus cineraceus)
(bird species of China) ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)
(bird species of China) blue-throated barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus)
flamingo
(bird species of China) chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
kinglet / bird of Regulus genus
(bird species of China) white-shouldered starling (Sturnia sinensis)
beneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice)
birds / fowl
Archaeoraptor liaoningensis (bird-like dinosaur found in Liaoning province)
(bird species of China) Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
(bird species of China) thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)
(bird species of China) great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
(coll.) old hand; veteran
(bird species of China) brown booby (Sula leucogaster)
(bird species of China) great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)
(bird species of China) chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis)
to stand out (among a group) / distinguished
pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish)
hummingbird
(bird species of China) great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
seabird
(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
person of good character / nice person / bird with a melodious voice or beautiful plumage
(bird species of China) white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata)
dinosaur ancestor of birds
(bird species of China) green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis)
(bird species of China) yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
(bird species of China) warbling white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
roc (mythical bird of prey) / great talent
(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)
Archaeopteryx
kingfisher
vulture
shrike (family Laniidae)
hornbill
(bird species of China) streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)
(bird species of China) common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
birdwatching
(bird species of China) common flameback (Dinopium javanense)
(bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
(bird species of China) rosy starling (Pastor roseus)
catbird
(bird species of China) golden-throated barbet (Psilopogon franklinii)
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
(bird species of China) black-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)
(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Psilopogon lineatus)
(bird species of China) rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)
(bird species of China) blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
waterbird
skylark

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