Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 酉鸡
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.
(chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]
鹤立鸡群hèlìjīqúna crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior
酉时yǒu shí5-7 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
丁酉dīng yǒuthirty-fourth year D10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1957 or 2017
乙酉yǐ yǒutwenty-second year B10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065
癸酉guǐ yǒutenth year J10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1993 or 2053