xián

technical
noun

Meaning of

鹇 means silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera); used chiefly in the compound 白鹇. Pronounced xián.

  • silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera); used chiefly in the compound 白鹇

Character Info

Radical
Strokes15
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Bái
xián
shì
guó
jiā
èr
bǎo
dòng
 

The silver pheasant is a second-class nationally protected animal.

Huà
zhōng
zhī
xióng
xián
yán
shí
zhī
shàng
 

In the painting, a male silver pheasant stands atop a rock.

Zhè
zhǒng
xián
niǎo
kūn
chóng
zhí
zhǒng
zi
wéi
shí
 

This type of pheasant feeds on insects and plant seeds.

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Measure Words

/ zhī
Primary
/ qún