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鹞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鹞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鹞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鹞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鹞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鹞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鹞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

鹞 Stroke Order — How to Write 鹞

Stroke Order

鹞 is written in 15 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.

鹞 Radical and Character Components

Partial breakdown of 鹞:鸟

bird.

Radical: 鸟 + 10 more strokes

鹞 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • yào

Meanings of 鹞 in Chinese

1

yào鹞

A fierce bird, resembling an eagle but smaller, preying on small birds, often called '鹞鹰' (hawk/kite) or '鹞子'. Sometimes, a similar bird, the kite (鸢), is also referred to as '鹞鹰'. It is also used in phrases like '鹞子翻身' (a swift turn, like a hawk turning in flight).
他在空中一个鹞子翻身，轻巧地躲过了对手的攻击。
He executed a swift turn (like a hawk) in mid-air, deftly dodging his opponent's attack.

Common Words and Phrases with 鹞

1
yào鹞yīng鹰
A general term for sparrow hawks.
一只鹞鹰在天空中盘旋，寻找它的猎物。
A sparrowhawk circled in the sky, looking for its prey.
2
yào鹞zǐ子
A sparrow hawk.
高空中，一只鹞子盘旋着，寻找着地面的猎物。
High in the sky, a sparrowhawk circled, searching for prey on the ground.

More words with 鹞

Idioms with 鹞

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Questions about 鹞

What does 鹞 mean in Chinese?

鹞 (yào) means “A fierce bird” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 鹞?

鹞 is pronounced yào in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 鹞 have?

鹞 has 15 strokes.

How do you write 鹞?

鹞 is written in 15 strokes, starting from the radical 鸟. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 鹞?

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