鹰 meaning and stroke order
General term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)
How to write 鹰, stroke by stroke
18 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 鹰
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)
How 鹰 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bird.
鸟 gives the meaning.
Radical: 鸟 (bird), shared by 72 characters on this site.
How to remember 鹰
Picture a bird 鸟 (niǎo) perched under a roof 广, with 倠 (a person 亻 beside a short-tailed bird 隹) tucked inside. A hunter keeps his bird of prey under his roof, so a sheltered bird that hunts is 鹰 (yīng).
鹰 usually appears in compounds rather than alone. In everyday speech people say 老鹰 (lǎoyīng) for an eagle or hawk, and 猫头鹰 (māotóuyīng) for an owl. Example: 天上有一只老鹰。(Tiānshàng yǒu yì zhī lǎoyīng.) There is an eagle in the sky.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 鹰 (yīng) with 应 (yīng, should), which sounds the same and also starts with 广, but 应 has no 鸟 at the bottom. Also note that 猫头鹰 means owl, not a kind of eagle.
Common words with 鹰
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
鹰 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 鹰
How many strokes are in 鹰?
鹰 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鹰 mean?
鹰 (yīng) means general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc). A common word with it is 猫头鹰 (māotóuyīng), meaning "owl".
How do you pronounce 鹰?
鹰 is pronounced yīng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 鹰?
The radical of 鹰 is 鸟, which carries the idea of "bird". Dictionaries list 鹰 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 鹰?
The traditional form of 鹰 is 鷹. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 鹰 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 鹰 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 鹰 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Does 鹰 mean eagle or hawk?
鹰 is a general word for birds of prey, so it can mean eagle, hawk or falcon depending on context. For a specific bird, Chinese uses compounds like 猎鹰 (lièyīng) falcon or 雀鹰 (quèyīng) sparrowhawk.
What measure word is used with 鹰?
Use 只 (zhī), the common measure word for birds and small animals. For example, 一只鹰 (yì zhī yīng) means one eagle.