鹰
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general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 18
- Radical
- 鳥 +13
- Structure
- Upper-left enclosure 左上包
- Traditional
- 鷹
- Common rank
- #1,299
- Unicode
- U+9E70
Formation & memory
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Words with 鹰
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白头鹰 | bald eagle | |
| 中亚夜鹰 | (bird species of China) Vaurie's nightjar (Caprimulgus centralasicus) | |
| 日本松雀鹰 | (bird species of China) Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis) | |
| 老鹰星云 | Eagle Nebula, aka Star Queen Nebula, M16 | |
| 鹰手营子 | see 鷹手營子礦區|鹰手营子矿区[Ying1 shou3 ying2 zi5 Kuang4 qu1] | |
| 飞鹰走马 | to ride out hawking (idiom); to hunt | |
| 鹰击长空 | the eagle soars in the sky (citation from Mao Zedong) | |
| 长尾夜鹰 | (bird species of China) large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) | |
| 鹰手营子矿区 | Yingshouyingzi Mining District, a district of Chengde City 承德市[Cheng2 de2 Shi4], Hebei | |
| 小鹰号 | Kitty Hawk (US aircraft carrier) | |
| 普通夜鹰 | (bird species of China) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka) | |
| 天鹰座 | Aquila (constellation) | |
| 鹰星云 | Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16 | |
| 鹰状星云 | Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16 | |
| 不见兔子不撒鹰 | you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom); one doesn't act before one … | |
| 林夜鹰 | (bird species of China) savanna nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis) | |
| 鹰嘴豆 | chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean | |
| 松雀鹰 | (bird species of China) besra (Accipiter virgatus) | |
| 凤头鹰 | (bird species of China) crested goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) | |
| 老鹰 | (coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey |