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鹰

general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)

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How 鹰 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

bird

components: 广 倠 鸟

How to remember it

hawk · Heisig RSH #1440

cave + birdman + 鸟 bird

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 鹰

WordPinyinMeaning
白头鹰 bái tóu yīng bald eagle
中亚夜鹰 Zhōng yà yè yīng (bird species of China) Vaurie's nightjar (Caprimulgus centralasicus)
日本松雀鹰 Rì běn sōng què yīng (bird species of China) Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)
老鹰星云 Lǎo yīng Xīng yún Eagle Nebula, aka Star Queen Nebula, M16
鹰手营子 Yīng shǒu yíng zi see 鷹手營子礦區|鹰手营子矿区[Ying1 shou3 ying2 zi5 Kuang4 qu1]
飞鹰走马 fēi yīng zǒu mǎ to ride out hawking (idiom); to hunt
鹰击长空 yīng jī cháng kōng the eagle soars in the sky (citation from Mao Zedong)
长尾夜鹰 cháng wěi yè yīng (bird species of China) large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
鹰手营子矿区 Yīng shǒu yíng zi Kuàng qū Yingshouyingzi Mining District, a district of Chengde City 承德市[Cheng2 de2 Shi4], Hebei
小鹰号 Xiǎo yīng Hào Kitty Hawk (US aircraft carrier)
普通夜鹰 pǔ tōng yè yīng (bird species of China) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka)
天鹰座 Tiān yīng zuò Aquila (constellation)
鹰星云 Yīng Xīng yún Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16
鹰状星云 Yīng zhuàng Xīng yún Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16
不见兔子不撒鹰 bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom); one doesn't act before one …
林夜鹰 lín yè yīng (bird species of China) savanna nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis)
鹰嘴豆 yīng zuǐ dòu chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
松雀鹰 sōng què yīng (bird species of China) besra (Accipiter virgatus)
凤头鹰 fèng tóu yīng (bird species of China) crested goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus)
老鹰 lǎo yīng (coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey