鷹 meaning and stroke order
Eagle, falcon, hawk
How to write 鷹, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 鷹
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)
How 鷹 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bird.
鳥 gives the meaning and 䧹 hints at the sound.
Radical: 鳥 (bird), shared by 78 characters on this site.
How to remember 鷹
鷹 is a pictophonetic character: the bird part 鳥 (niǎo) at the bottom tells you it is a bird, and 䧹 on top gives the sound yīng. Picture a bird 鳥 perched under a shelter, watching for prey like a hawk.
鷹 (yīng) is a general word for birds of prey such as eagles, hawks and falcons, and it often appears in compounds like 老鷹 (lǎoyīng) and 猫头鷹 (māotóuyīng, owl). In everyday speech people usually say 老鷹 rather than 鷹 alone. Example: 天上有一只老鷹。(Tiān shang yǒu yì zhī lǎoyīng.) There is an eagle in the sky.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 鷹 (yīng) with 應 (yīng, should), which has the same sound and a similar top but 心 (heart) at the bottom instead of 鳥. Check the bottom part: 鳥 means the bird, 心 means the verb.
Common words with 鷹
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 鷹
How many strokes are in 鷹?
鷹 is written with 24 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鷹 mean?
鷹 (yīng) means eagle, falcon, hawk. A common word with it is 猫头鹰 (māotóuyīng), meaning "owl".
How do you pronounce 鷹?
鷹 is pronounced yīng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 鷹?
The radical of 鷹 is 鳥, which carries the idea of "bird". Dictionaries list 鷹 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 鷹?
鷹 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 鹰, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does the word for owl, 猫头鹰, contain 鹰?
猫头鹰 (māotóuyīng) literally means cat-headed hawk, because the owl's round face and ear tufts look like a cat. Chinese groups the owl with other birds of prey, so it takes 鹰.
What is the difference between 鹰 and 雕 for eagle?
鹰 (yīng) is the general everyday term for hawks, falcons and eagles. 雕 (diāo) usually refers to large eagles specifically, as in 金雕 (jīndiāo, golden eagle), and sounds more technical or literary.