楔尾绿鸠
xiē wěi lǜ jiū · (bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 楔尾绿鸠
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.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities
绿色lǜsègreen
红绿灯hóng-lǜdēngtraffic light; traffic signal
绿lǜgreen; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)
尾巴wěibatail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]
结尾jiéwěiending; coda; to wind up