yuān鸳（鴛）
鸳（鴛）
common
noun
Meaning of 鸳
鸳 means mandarin duck (male); metaphor for couple; spouse. Pronounced yuān.
- mandarin duck (male)
- metaphor for couple; spouse
Character Info
Radical鸟
Strokes11
Components
夗
鸟
Stroke Order
鸳
Definitions & Examples
Yuān鸳
yāng鸯
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
wén文
xué学
zhōng中
xiàng象
zhēng征
ài爱
qíng情
de的
niǎo鸟
lèi类
。
Mandarin ducks are birds that symbolize love in traditional Chinese literature.
Gǔ古
dài代
shī诗
cí词
lǐ里
cháng常
yǐ以
yuān鸳
yāng鸯
bǐ比
yù喻
ēn恩
ài爱
fū夫
qī妻
。
Ancient poems often use mandarin ducks as a metaphor for devoted couples.
Zhè这
duì对
yù玉
pèi佩
diāo雕
kè刻
zhe着
yuān鸳
yāng鸯
tú图
àn案
。
This pair of jade pendants is carved with mandarin duck patterns.
Gōng公
yuán园
de的
hú湖
miàn面
shàng上
yóu游
zhe着
yī一
qún群
yuān鸳
yāng鸯
。
A flock of mandarin ducks are swimming on the park lake.
Zhè这
fú幅
guó国
huà画
lǐ里
de的
yuān鸳
yāng鸯
xǔ栩
xǔ栩
rú如
shēng生
。
The mandarin ducks in this Chinese painting are vividly lifelike.