鹈 meaning and stroke order
Pelican
How to write 鹈, stroke by stroke
12 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 鹈
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 鵜鶘|鹈鹕[ti2 hu2]
How 鹈 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bird.
鸟 gives the meaning and 弟 hints at the sound.
Radical: 鸟 (bird), shared by 72 characters on this site.
How to remember 鹈
鹈 is a bird 鸟 (niǎo) with 弟 (dì) on the left giving the sound. Picture a little brother 弟 pointing at a big bird with a huge beak and shouting tí.
鹈 almost never appears alone. It is used in the word 鹈鹕 (tíhú), the normal Chinese word for pelican. Example: 海边有很多鹈鹕。(Hǎibiān yǒu hěn duō tíhú.) There are many pelicans by the sea.
Common mistake: Learners often read 鹈 as dì because of the phonetic 弟, but the correct reading is tí with a rising second tone. Also keep the word order 鹈鹕, not 鹕鹈.
Common words with 鹈
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 鹈鹕 | tíhú | pelican |
Questions about 鹈
How many strokes are in 鹈?
鹈 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鹈 mean?
鹈 (tí) means pelican. A common word with it is 鹈鹕 (tíhú), meaning "pelican".
How do you pronounce 鹈?
鹈 is pronounced tí, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 鹈?
The radical of 鹈 is 鸟, which carries the idea of "bird". Dictionaries list 鹈 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 鹈?
The traditional form of 鹈 is 鵜. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 鹈 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Can I say 鹈 by itself to mean pelican?
Not in normal speech. Chinese speakers say the full word 鹈鹕 (tíhú), and 鹈 alone sounds incomplete.
What does 鹕 in 鹈鹕 mean?
鹕 (hú) is also a bird character, made of 胡 (hú) for sound and 鸟 for meaning. Like 鹈, it is basically only used in the word 鹈鹕.