Chinese word dictionary

灰头椋鸟

huī tóu liáng niǎo · (bird species of China) chestnut-tailed starling (Sturnia malabarica)

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Word information

Simplified灰头椋鸟

Traditional灰頭椋鳥

Pinyinhuī tóu liáng niǎo

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

灰huī

ashes; dust; lime, mortar

头tóu

head; chief, boss; first, top

椋liáng

fruit

鸟niǎo

bird

How to learn 灰头椋鸟

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Words with the same characters

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鸟niǎo

bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn

头tóu

head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]

hair (on the head)

to nod

steamed bun

to raise one's head; to look up; (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth; (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc