Keyword
female mandarin duck
- female mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
- Frequency
- #3650
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
yāng
Mnemonic
鸟 (bird) gives the meaning and 央 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
鸳鸯
(bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple
鸳鸯浴
taking a bath together as a couple
鸳鸯蝴蝶
Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds); derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900
鸳鸯戏水
lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water; fig. to make love
棒打鸳鸯
(idiom) to cruelly separate lovers (esp. by family or societal pressure); to forcibly break up a couple against their will
鸳鸯锅
"mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other)