鸟 (niǎo) — bird
Definition
Plain everyday word for a bird. The other 'bird' senses (the 'pay attention to' meaning in some dialects, or the slang intensifier) aren't used at this level — just the animal.
noun
bird
Measure word · 只, 群
Easily confused
Examples
- 鸟。Nà zhī niǎo hěn dà.That bird is very big.
- 鸟。niǎo Huì fēi.Birds can fly.
- ，鸟。Nǐ kàn, nà zhī niǎo shì bái sè de.Look, that bird is white.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 鳥; 鸟 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 鳥 came from a drawing of a bird with a dangling tail; the simplified 鸟 is a later abbreviation.
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