liú
鹠
used in "xiu liu" (barn owl)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
used in "xiū liú" (barn owl, a nocturnal bird of prey)
This character is a bound morpheme used almost exclusively in the word 鸺鹠. It refers specifically to the barn owl (Tyto alba) or similar strigidae species in ornithological contexts.
Xiū鸺
liú鹠
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
xiǎo小
xíng型
māo猫
tóu头
yīng鹰
。
The barn owl is a type of small owl.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
niǎo鸟
de的
gǔ古
chēng称
shì是
xiū鸺
liú鹠
。
The ancient name for this bird is xiū liú.
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Liú鶹
zì字
cháng常
chū出
xiàn现
zài在
gǔ古
jí籍
de的
niǎo鸟
lèi类
jì记
zǎi载
zhōng中
。
The character 鶹 often appears in ancient texts recording bird species.