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Keyword
magpie
  • Pica species (various)
Frequency
#3756
Strokes
13
Readings
què
Mnemonic
鸟 (bird) gives the meaning and 昔 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
鹊què
magpie
扁鹊BiǎnQuè
秦越人 (QínYuèrén) (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills, nicknamed Bian Que after the earliest known Chinese physician allegedly from the 黄帝 (Huángdì) era
鹊桥quèqiáo
magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting
声名鹊起shēngmíngquèqǐ
(idiom) to rise to fame
灰喜鹊huīxǐquè
(bird species of China) azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)