雀
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qiāo / què · sparrow

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Readings & meanings

雀 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

qiāo

a freckle; lentigo

雀子qiāo zi · a freckle
què

(bound form) small bird; sparrow; also pr. [qiao3]

鸦雀无声yā què wú shēng · lit. crow and peacock make no sound
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11Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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隹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 雀

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qiāoa freckle; lentigo
què(bound form) small bird; sparrow; also pr. [qiao3]
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Example sentences

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Tū rán jiān, yā què wú shēng.突然间,鸦雀无声。

Suddenly, everything fell silent.

Source: Tatoeba #7976851 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hóng fā de rén wǎng wǎng yǒu què bān.红发的人往往有雀斑。

Red-haired people tend to have freckles.

Source: Tatoeba #10201149 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de jīn sī què bèi yì zhī māo shā sǐ le.我的金絲雀被一隻貓殺死了。

My canary was killed by a cat.

Source: Tatoeba #893039 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Má què zhèng zài shù shàng chàng gē.麻雀正在树上唱歌。

The sparrow is singing in the trees.

Source: Tatoeba #8744816 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gāng cái zài shù lín lǐ sàn bù shí kàn jiàn le yì zhī piàoliang de kǒng què zài kāi píng.我刚才在树林里散步时看见了一只漂亮的孔雀在开屏。

I just saw a beautiful peacock displaying its feathers while on a walk in the forest.

Source: Tatoeba #943714 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gāo ěr fū qiú chǎng mén kě luó què, yí gè rén dōu méi yǒu!高爾夫球場門可羅雀,一個人都沒有!

The golf course is completely deserted. There is not a single person!

Source: Tatoeba #1981323 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 雀 in context

  1. Say qiāo / què, then recall the core meaning: sparrow.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 鸦雀无声 (yā què wú shēng), meaning “lit. crow and peacock make no sound”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 雀 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.