驼鸡
tuó jī · ostrich (Struthio camelus); also written 鴕鳥|鸵鸟[tuo2 niao3]; fabulous bird like Sinbad's roc
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 驼鸡
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
驼子tuó zihunchback
骆驼luò tuocamel (CL:峰[feng1],匹[pi3],頭|头[tou2]); (coll.) blockhead; ninny
驼背tuó bèihunchbacked; stooping; hunchback
驼色tuó sèlight tan (color); camel-hair color