què

common
noun

Meaning of

鹊 means magpie. Pronounced què.

  • magpie

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

què
zài
zhī
tóu
jiào
 
shì
zhe
yǒu
hǎo
shì
yào
lái
 

A magpie chirping on the branch signals that good news is coming.

Tíng
yuàn
de
lǎo
huái
shù
shàng
yǒu
què
cháo
 

There is a magpie's nest on the old pagoda tree in the courtyard.

Chūn
jié
shí
rén
men
huan
tiē
yǒu
què
àn
de
chuāng
huā
 

During the Spring Festival, people like to paste window decorations with magpie patterns.

què
shì
zhǒng
hěn
cōng
ming
de
niǎo
lèi
 

Magpies are a very intelligent species of bird.

Huà
de
què
méi
huā
chéng
le
shàng
méi
shāo
de
xiáng
àn
 

The magpie and plum blossom in the painting form the auspicious pattern of 'joy on the eyebrows'.