鹰
general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)
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Dict coverage rank #1,299 U+9E70
How 鹰 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
bird
How to remember it
hawk · Heisig RSH #1440
cave + birdman + 鸟 bird
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 鹰
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |