yāng鸯（鴦）
鸯（鴦）
common
name
Meaning of 鸯
鸯 means female mandarin duck. Pronounced yāng.
- female mandarin duck
Character Info
Radical鸟
Strokes10
Components
央
鸟
Stroke Order
鸯
Definitions & Examples
Hú湖
miàn面
shàng上
yóu游
zhe着
yī一
duì对
yuān鸳
yāng鸯
，
qí其
zhōng中
yāng鸯
de的
yǔ羽
máo毛
yán颜
sè色
shāo稍
dàn淡
。
A pair of mandarin ducks was swimming on the lake, with the female's feathers being slightly lighter in color.
Gǔ古
dài代
shī诗
cí词
zhōng中
cháng常
yòng用
yuān鸳
yāng鸯
lái来
bǐ比
yù喻
ēn恩
ài爱
fū夫
qī妻
。
Ancient poetry often used mandarin ducks as a metaphor for loving couples.
Zhè这
jiàn件
cì刺
xiù绣
shàng上
xiù绣
zhe着
liǎng两
zhī只
wǔ五
cǎi彩
de的
yuān鸳
yāng鸯
。
This embroidery features two colorful mandarin ducks.
Rén人
men们
hěn很
shǎo少
dān单
dú独
shǐ使
yòng用
yāng鸯
zhè这
gè个
zì字
。
People rarely use the character 鸯 alone.
Yuān鸳
yāng鸯
zǒng总
shì是
chéng成
shuāng双
chéng成
duì对
de地
chū出
xiàn现
。
Mandarin ducks always appear in pairs.
Measure Words
只/ zhī
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