雀
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(bound form) small bird; sparrow; also pr. [qiao3]
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 隹 +3
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 雀
- Common rank
- #312
- Unicode
- U+96C0
Sound it out + = · + + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
sparrow · Heisig RSH #1764
少 few + turkey
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 雀
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大山雀 | (bird species of China) great tit (Parus major) | |
| 雀儿山 | Chola Mountains in Sichuan | |
| 红头长尾山雀 | (bird species of China) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus) | |
| 家雀儿 | (coll.) sparrow | |
| 金头黑雀 | (bird species of China) gold-naped finch (Pyrrhoplectes epauletta) | |
| 金雀花 | broom; furze (family Fabaceae) | |
| 北长尾山雀 | (bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) | |
| 门可罗雀 | (lit.) you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); (fig.) completely deserted | |
| 雀子 | a freckle; lentigo | |
| 山雀 | tit | |
| 角嘴海雀 | (bird species of China) rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) | |
| 红交嘴雀 | (bird species of China) red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | |
| 远东山雀 | (bird species of China) Japanese tit (Parus minor) | |
| 石雀 | (bird species of China) rock sparrow (Petronia petronia) | |
| 打麻雀运动 | the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great… | |
| 黄雀 | (bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) | |
| 小云雀 | (bird species of China) oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula) | |
| 红头灰雀 | (bird species of China) red-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythrocephala) | |
| 长嘴斑海雀 | (bird species of China) long-billed murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix) | |
| 黑眉长尾山雀 | (bird species of China) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti) |