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雏

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(bound form) chick; young bird

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Strokes
13
Radical
隹 +5
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
雛
Common rank
#2,718
Unicode
U+96CF

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Formation & memory

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How 雏 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

隹 meaning “bird” + 刍 sound ( chú )

Components 刍 隹

How to remember it

chick · Heisig RSH #2200

hairnet + turkey

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 雏

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
雏形产品 chú xíng chǎn pǐn prototype
雏形土 chú xíng tǔ cambisol (soil taxonomy)
伏龙凤雏 fú lóng fèng chú hidden genius (idiom)
雏菊花环 chú jú huā huán daisy chain; chain sinnet
雏儿 chú ér newly hatched bird; fig. inexperienced person; fig. chick (slighting term for young woman)…
雏形 chú xíng embryonic form; miniature model
雏鸡 chú jī chick; newly hatched chicken
雏型 chú xíng model
雏凤 chú fèng lit. phoenix in embryo; fig. young talent; budding genius
雏燕 chú yàn swallow chick
龙驹凤雏 lóng jū fèng chú brilliant young man; talented young scholar
幼雏 yòu chú young bird; nestling
雏菊 chú jú daisy
雏鸽 chú gē squab; nestling pigeon
雏妓 chú jì underage prostitute

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
刍 sound part chú to mow, to cut grass; hay, fodder
急 jí anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent
趋 qū to hurry, to hasten; to approach, to be attracted to
皱 zhòu wrinkles, creases, folds
邹 zōu an ancient state; surname
诌 zhōu to quip, to play with words, to talk nonsense
驺 zōu mounted escort; groom
绉 zhòu crepe, imitation silk; wrinkles, creases