鴦 meaning and stroke order
Female mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
How to write 鴦, stroke by stroke
16 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 鴦
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 鴛鴦|鸳鸯[yuan1 yang1]
How 鴦 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bird.
鳥 gives the meaning and 央 hints at the sound.
Radical: 鳥 (bird), shared by 78 characters on this site.
Common words with 鴦
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 鴛鴦 | yuānyāng | (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happ |
Questions about 鴦
How many strokes are in 鴦?
鴦 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鴦 mean?
鴦 (yāng) means female mandarin duck (Aix galericulata). A common word with it is 鸳鸯 (yuānyāng), meaning "(bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happ".
How do you pronounce 鴦?
鴦 is pronounced yāng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 鴦?
The radical of 鴦 is 鳥, which carries the idea of "bird". Dictionaries list 鴦 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 鴦?
鴦 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 鸯, used in mainland China and Singapore.