鹦
(bound form) parrot
16 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,092 U+9E66
How 鹦 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
鸟 (semantic, “bird”) + 婴 (phonetic, yīng)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 婴
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 婴 (yīng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 婴 sound component | yīng | baby, infant; to bother |
| 樱 | yīng | cherry, cherry blossom |
| 缨 | yīng | tassel, ribbon; to bother, to annoy |
| 璎 | yīng | a necklace made of precious stones |
| 嘤 | yīng | onomatopoetic, a bird call; to seek friends |
| 撄 | yīng | to offend, to oppose, to run counter to |
| 瘿 | yǐng | swelling, goiter |
Words containing 鹦
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 亚历山大鹦鹉 | Yà lì shān dà yīng wǔ | (bird species of China) Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) |
| 红领绿鹦鹉 | hóng lǐng lǜ yīng wǔ | (bird species of China) rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) |
| 花头鹦鹉 | huā tóu yīng wǔ | (bird species of China) blossom-headed parakeet (Psittacula roseata) |
| 小葵花凤头鹦鹉 | xiǎo kuí huā fèng tóu yīng wǔ | (bird species of China) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) |
| 蓝腰短尾鹦鹉 | lán yāo duǎn wěi yīng wǔ | (bird species of China) blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus) |
| 大紫胸鹦鹉 | dà zǐ xiōng yīng wǔ | (bird species of China) Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana) |
| 青头鹦鹉 | qīng tóu yīng wǔ | (bird species of China) slaty-headed parakeet (Psittacula himalayana) |
| 长尾鹦鹉 | cháng wěi yīng wǔ | (bird species of China) long-tailed parakeet (Psittacula longicauda) |
| 灰头鹦鹉 | huī tóu yīng wǔ | (bird species of China) grey-headed parakeet (Psittacula finschii) |
| 虎皮鹦鹉 | hǔ pí yīng wǔ | budgerigar |
| 短尾鹦鹉 | duǎn wěi yīng wǔ | (bird species of China) vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis) |
| 凤头鹦鹉 | fèng tóu yīng wǔ | cockatoo (zoology) |
| 澳洲小鹦鹉 | Ào zhōu xiǎo yīng wǔ | lorikeet |
| 鹦鹉学舌 | yīng wǔ xué shé | to parrot; to repeat uncritically what sb says |
| 虎斑鹦鹉 | hǔ bān yīng wǔ | budgerigar (genus Psittacella, several species); budgie |
| 鹦哥 | yīng gē | (coll.) parrot |
| 金刚鹦鹉 | jīn gāng yīng wǔ | macaw |
| 鹦鹉热 | yīng wǔ rè | psittacosis; ornithosis; parrot fever |
| 彩虹吸蜜鹦鹉 | cǎi hóng xī mì yīng wǔ | (bird species of China) rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) |
| 啄羊鹦鹉 | zhuó yáng yīng wǔ | kea (Nestor notabilis) |