gēng

鹒

Character · Bound morphemeTraditional鶊

oriole

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

bound morpheme

oriole; see 'cānggēng'

literary

This character is almost exclusively used in the compound word '鸧鹒' (cānggēng), which is a literary or classical name for an oriole. It is not used independently in modern Chinese.

Gǔ古
shī诗
zhōng中
cháng常
yòng用
‘cāng‘
gēng鸧
lái鹒
 ’
zhǐ来
dài指
huáng代
lí黄
niǎo鹂
 鸟
 。

Classical poetry often uses 'cānggēng' to refer to the oriole bird.

Cāng鸧
gēng鹒
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
míng鸣
shēng声
wǎn婉
zhuǎn转
de的
niǎo鸟
lèi类
 。

The oriole is a type of bird with a melodious song.