Keyword
birds
- fowl
- to capture
- surname
- Frequency
- #2444
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
qín
Mnemonic
A legendary beast 离 captured by a man 人
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
禽兽
birds and animals; creature; beast (brutal person)
禽流感
bird flu; avian influenza
家禽
poultry; domestic fowl
禽
(bound form) birds; fowl; (literary) birds and animals
猛禽
bird of prey
禽类
bird species; birds
飞禽
birds
飞禽走兽
(idiom) birds and animals
禽蛋
bird eggs
禽畜
poultry and livestock
水禽
waterfowl
禽肉
poultry meat
禽鸟
birds; fowl
鸣禽
songbird
活禽
live poultry
衣冠禽兽
lit. dressed up animal (idiom); fig. immoral and despicable person
禽兽不如
worse than a beast; to behave immorally
种禽
cock; male breeding poultry
野禽
fowl
鸟禽
bird
良禽择木
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb); fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity