三趾翠鸟
sān zhǐ cuì niǎo · (bird species of China) black-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 三趾翠鸟
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
over and over again; again and again
翠绿cuìlǜgreenish-blue; emerald green
丢三落四diūsān-làsìforgetful; empty-headed
接二连三jiē’èr-liánsān(idiom) one after another; in quick succession
举一反三jǔyī-fǎnsānto raise one and infer three; to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
鸟巢niǎocháobird's nest; nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium