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鹞

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sparrow hawk; Accipiter nisus

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Strokes
15
Radical
鳥 +10
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
鷂
Common rank
#3,493
Unicode
U+9E5E

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Formation & memory

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How 鹞 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

bird

Components 鸟 ? unknown part

Words with 鹞

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WordPinyinMeaning
白头鹞 bái tóu yào (bird species of China) western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
白尾鹞 bái wěi yào (bird species of China) hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)
草原鹞 cǎo yuán yào (bird species of China) pallid harrier (Circus macrourus)
白腹鹞 bái fù yào (bird species of China) eastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus)
乌灰鹞 wū huī yào (bird species of China) Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus)
纸鹞 zhǐ yào kite
鹊鹞 què yào (bird species of China) pied harrier (Circus melanoleucos)
鹞鲼 yào fèn bonnet skate (zoology)