Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 翡翠
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.
greenish-blue; emerald green
蓝翡翠lán fěi cuì(bird species of China) black-capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)
赤翡翠chì fěi cuì(bird species of China) ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)
白领翡翠bái lǐng fěi cuì(bird species of China) collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
白胸翡翠bái xiōng fěi cuì(bird species of China) white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
鹳嘴翡翠guàn zuǐ fěi cuì(bird species of China) stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)