鹌 meaning and stroke order
Quail; Coturnix coturnix
How to write 鹌, stroke by stroke
13 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 鹌
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 鵪鶉|鹌鹑[an1 chun2]
How 鹌 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bird.
鸟 gives the meaning and 奄 hints at the sound.
Radical: 鸟 (bird), shared by 72 characters on this site.
How to remember 鹌
鹌 is a bird 鸟 (niǎo) on the right with 奄 (yǎn) on the left giving the sound ān. Picture a small quail tucked low in the grass, a bird whose name sounds like 奄.
鹌 almost never appears alone. It lives in the word 鹌鹑 (ānchún), meaning quail, which you will see on menus and in markets. Example: 我买了一盒鹌鹑蛋。(Wǒ mǎi le yì hé ānchún dàn.) I bought a box of quail eggs.
Common mistake: Learners often read the phonetic part literally and say yǎn, but 鹌 is first tone ān. Also do not confuse 奄 with 庵 (ān, nunnery) or 淹 (yān, to flood), which share the same component.
Common words with 鹌
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 鹌鹑 | ānchún | quail |
Questions about 鹌
How many strokes are in 鹌?
鹌 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鹌 mean?
鹌 (ān) means quail; Coturnix coturnix. A common word with it is 鹌鹑 (ānchún), meaning "quail".
How do you pronounce 鹌?
鹌 is pronounced ān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 鹌?
The radical of 鹌 is 鸟, which carries the idea of "bird". Dictionaries list 鹌 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 鹌?
The traditional form of 鹌 is 鵪. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 鹌 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 鹑 mean in 鹌鹑?
鹑 (chún) also refers to the quail, and it too has the bird component 鸟. The two characters together form the normal everyday word for quail.
Are quail eggs common in Chinese food?
Yes. 鹌鹑蛋 (ānchún dàn), quail eggs, are common in braised dishes, hot pot, and street food skewers. This is the phrase where most learners first meet 鹌.