鷹
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yīng · eagle, falcon, hawk

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Character anatomy

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

24Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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鳥Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 鷹

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Example sentences

Notice where 鷹 sits in each complete thought.

Yīng de yì zhī chìbǎng duàn le.鷹的一隻翅膀斷了。

One of the eagle's wings is broken.

Source: Tatoeba #5551035 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Māo tóu yīng shì wǒ zuì xǐ huān de dòng wù.貓頭鷹是我最喜歡的動物。

Owls are my favourite animals.

Source: Tatoeba #10355194 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhī yīng zhuā dào yì zhī lǎo shǔ.這隻鷹抓到一隻老鼠。

​This eagle caught a mouse.

Source: Tatoeba #810713 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lǎo yīng bú huì qù zhuā cāng yíng.老鷹不會去抓蒼蠅。

The eagle does not catch flies.

Source: Tatoeba #806680 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rú guǒ shī zǐ shì bǎi shòu zhī wáng de huà, yīng jiù shì bǎi niǎo zhī wáng le.如果獅子是百獸之王的話,鷹就是百鳥之王了。

As the lion is king of beasts, so is the eagle king of birds.

Source: Tatoeba #458836 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yīng zuǐ dòu ní鷹嘴豆泥

Hummus?

Source: Tatoeba #13111499 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 鷹 in context

  1. Say yīng, then recall the core meaning: eagle, falcon, hawk.
  2. Write all 24 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 鷹 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.