common
animal

Meaning of

鹈 means pelican; short for 鹈鹕. Pronounced tí.

  • pelican; short for 鹈鹕

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

shì
zhǒng
shàn
de
xíng
shuǐ
niǎo
 

The pelican is a large waterbird skilled at catching fish.

miàn
shàng
yǒu
qún
zhèng
zài
xiū
xi
 

A flock of pelicans is resting on the surface of the lake.

rén
suǒ
chēng
de
 
yǒu
shí
zhǐ
 

What ancient people called 'tí' sometimes also referred to cormorants.

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Measure Words

/ zhī
Primary
/ qún