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鹩

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eastern wren

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Strokes
17
Radical
鳥 +12
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
鷯
Common rank
#3,331
Unicode
U+9E69

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Formation & memory

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How 鹩 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

鸟 meaning “bird” + 尞 sound

Components 尞 鸟

Words with 鹩

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

WordPinyinMeaning
长嘴鹩鹛 cháng zuǐ liáo méi (bird species of China) long-billed wren-babbler (Napothera malacoptila)
长尾鹩鹛 cháng wěi liáo méi (bird species of China) grey-bellied wren-babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus)
短尾鹩鹛 duǎn wěi liáo méi (bird species of China) rufous-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus)
丽星鹩鹛 lì xīng liáo méi (bird species of China) spotted elachura (Elachura formosa)
斑翅鹩鹛 bān chì liáo méi (bird species of China) bar-winged wren-babbler (Spelaeornis troglodytoides)
淡喉鹩鹛 dàn hóu liáo méi (bird species of China) pale-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis kinneari)
楔嘴鹩鹛 xiē zuǐ liáo méi (bird species of China) Cachar wedge-billed babbler (Sphenocichla roberti)
鹩哥 liáo gē (bird species of China) common hill myna (Gracula religiosa)
鹪鹩 jiāo liáo (bird species of China) Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
尞 sound part — fuel used for sacrifices
撩 liáo to lift, to raise; to provoke, to tease; to push aside clothing
僚 liáo companion, colleague; officials; bureaucracy; a pretty face
燎 liáo to burn, to light; street lamp; signal fire
寮 liáo shanty, hut, shack
缭 liáo confused; to bind; to wind around
潦 lǎo to flood; puddle; dejected, careless
瞭 liào bright; clear-sighted; to understand
镣 liào fetters, leg-irons
嘹 liáo a clear sound, such as a bell or a soprano; resonant
膫 liáo omentum; the fat covering the intestines
蟟 liáo cicada