飞鹰 (fēi yīng) — eagle | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

eagle

Measure word · 只

Examples

飞鹰。
Tiān kōng zhōng yǒu yì zhī fēi yīng zài fēi xiáng.
There is an eagle flying in the sky.
飞鹰。
fēi yīng Shì yì zhǒng fēi cháng qiáng dà de niǎo.
The eagle is a very powerful bird.
飞鹰，。
Tā huà le yì zhī fēi yīng, kàn qǐ lái hěn wēi fēng.
He drew an eagle, which looks very majestic.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

飞 (fly) describes 鹰 (eagle), a flying eagle.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 飛; 飞 is its simplified writing.

For 飞, the traditional form 飛 pictures a bird flying upwards.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鷹; 鹰 is its simplified writing.

䧹鳥鷹

Meaning part形符xíngfú

鳥鳥niǎobird

Sound part声符shēngfú

䧹

䧹䧹鷹yīng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 鷹 combines 鳥 (bird) with 䧹, which gives the sound.

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