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鸥

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common gull

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Strokes
9
Radical
鳥 +4
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
鷗
Common rank
#1,500
Unicode
U+9E25

Formation & memory

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How 鸥 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

鸟 meaning “bird” + 区 sound ( qū )

Components 区 鸟

How to remember it

gull · Heisig RSH #2870

区 region + 鸟 bird

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 鸥

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

WordPinyinMeaning
西伯利亚银鸥 Xī bó lì yà yín ōu (bird species of China) Vega gull (Larus vegae)
普通海鸥 pǔ tōng hǎi ōu (bird species of China) common gull (Larus canus)
黄嘴河燕鸥 huáng zuǐ hé yàn ōu (bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia)
黄脚银鸥 huáng jiǎo yín ōu (bird species of China) Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans)
白嘴端凤头燕鸥 bái zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu (bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
黑嘴端凤头燕鸥 hēi zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu (bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)
红嘴鸥 hóng zuǐ ōu (bird species of China) black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
大凤头燕鸥 dà fèng tóu yàn ōu (bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)
黑嘴鸥 hēi zuǐ ōu (bird species of China) Saunders's gull (Saundersilarus saundersi)
黑尾鸥 hēi wěi ōu (bird species of China) black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
小凤头燕鸥 xiǎo fèng tóu yàn ōu (bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
普通燕鸥 pǔ tōng yàn ōu (bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo)
红嘴巨鸥 hóng zuǐ jù ōu (bird species of China) Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
乌灰银鸥 wū huī yín ōu (bird species of China) lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
细嘴鸥 xì zuǐ ōu (bird species of China) slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei)
粉红燕鸥 fěn hóng yàn ōu (bird species of China) roseate tern (Sterna dougallii)
北极鸥 běi jí ōu (bird species of China) glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus)
黑腹燕鸥 hēi fù yàn ōu (bird species of China) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda)
小鸥 xiǎo ōu (bird species of China) little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
海鸥 hǎi ōu gull; seagull

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
区 sound part qū area, district, region, ward; surname
驱 qū to spur a horse on; to expel, to drive away
枢 shū door hinge; pivot; center of power
抠 kōu to lift, to raise; tight-fisted
呕 ǒu to vomit; to annoy, to enrage
殴 ōu to hit, to beat, to fight with fists
瓯 ōu bowl, cup; small tray
躯 qū the human body
沤 ōu to soak, to steep; sodden, soaked
讴 ōu songs; to sing
岖 qū steep, sheer; rugged, rough
怄 òu annoyed
眍 kōu sunken eyes