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鸼 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鸼 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鸼 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

鸼 Stroke Order — How to Write 鸼

Stroke Order

鸼 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 鳥, 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.

鸼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zhōu

Meanings of 鸼 in Chinese

1

zhōu鸼

Used in the compound 'gǔzhōu' (鹘鸼), which refers to 'gǔ' (鹘), meaning 'falcon' or 'peregrine falcon'.
天空中的鹘鸼展开双翼,姿态雄健.
The falcon in the sky spread its wings, looking majestic.

Words with 鸼

  • gǔ鹘zhōu鸼falcon, hawk
  • hú鹘zhōu鸼hú鹘jiū鸠sparrowhawk and kestrel, hawks and falcons

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Questions about 鸼

What does 鸼 mean in Chinese?

鸼 (zhōu) means “Used in the compound 'gǔzhōu' (鹘鸼), which refers to 'gǔ' (鹘), meaning 'falcon' or 'peregrine falcon'” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 鸼?

鸼 is pronounced zhōu in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 鸼 have?

鸼 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 鸼?

鸼 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 鳥. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 鸼?

The radical of 鸼 is 鳥.

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