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鹉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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鹉 Stroke Order — How to Write 鹉

Stroke Order

鹉 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 鸟, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

鹉 Radical and Character Components

Components:武鸟

鹉 is a phono-semantic compound: 鸟 (bird) carries the meaning, while 武 indicates the sound.

Radical: 鸟 + 8 more strokes

鹉 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • wǔ

Meanings of 鹉 in Chinese

1

wǔ鹉

Used in '鹦鹉' (yīngwǔ), meaning 'parrot'.
这只鹦鹉很聪明,能学人说话。
This parrot is very clever and can learn to speak.

Words with 鹉

  • yīng鹦wǔ鹉parrot

Idioms with 鹉

  • yīng鹦wǔ鹉xué学shé舌parrot what others say
  • māo猫shì噬yīng鹦wǔ鹉harming good people by trusted ones
  • yīng鹦wǔ鹉néng能yán言Parrot can speak, implying a gossip
  • yīng鹦wǔ鹉xué学yǔ语parrot what others say

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Questions about 鹉

What does 鹉 mean in Chinese?

鹉 (wǔ) means “Used in '鹦鹉' (yīngwǔ)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 鹉?

鹉 is pronounced wǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 鹉 have?

鹉 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 鹉?

鹉 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 鸟. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 鹉?

The radical of 鹉 is 鸟, and 鹉 is a phono-semantic compound.

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