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隼

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falcon; Taiwan pr. [zhun3]

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Strokes
10
Radical
隹 +2
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
隼
Common rank
#2,502
Unicode
U+96BC

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Formation & memory

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How 隼 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

隹 meaning “bird” + 十 sound ( shí )

Components 隹 十

Words with 隼

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WordPinyinMeaning
西红脚隼 xī hóng jiǎo sǔn (bird species of China) red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus)
白腿小隼 bái tuǐ xiǎo sǔn (bird species of China) pied falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos)
红腿小隼 hóng tuǐ xiǎo sǔn (bird species of China) collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens)
红脚隼 hóng jiǎo sǔn (bird species of China) Amur falcon (Falco amurensis)
白腹隼雕 bái fù sǔn diāo (bird species of China) Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata)
灰背隼 huī bèi sǔn (bird species of China) merlin (Falco columbarius)
黑冠鹃隼 hēi guān juān sǔn (bird species of China) black baza (Aviceda leuphotes)
棕腹隼雕 zōng fù sǔn diāo (bird species of China) rufous-bellied eagle (Lophotriorchis kienerii)
红隼 hóng sǔn (bird species of China) common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
拟游隼 nǐ yóu sǔn (bird species of China) Barbary falcon (Falco pelegrinoides)
游隼 yóu sǔn (bird species of China) peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
黄爪隼 huáng zhuǎ sǔn (bird species of China) lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)
茶隼 chá sǔn kestrel; common Eurasian falcon (Falco tinnunculus)
褐冠鹃隼 hè guān juān sǔn (bird species of China) Jerdon's baza (Aviceda jerdoni)
燕隼 yàn sǔn (bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
猛隼 měng sǔn (bird species of China) oriental hobby (Falco severus)
靴隼雕 xuē sǔn diāo (bird species of China) booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
猎隼 liè sǔn (bird species of China) saker falcon (Falco cherrug)
矛隼 máo sǔn (bird species of China) gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 十 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
十 sound part shí ten, tenth; complete; perfect
计 jì to calculate, to count; to plan, to reckon; plot, scheme
质 zhì essence, nature; material, substance
协 xié to assist; to cooperate, to join; to harmonize
汁 zhī juice, liquor, fluid; sap; gravy, sauce