qiān
鹐
peck
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to peck; (of a bird) to pick or strike with the beak
literarySpecifically used for birds pecking with their beaks. This is a relatively rare and specific character.
Bié别
ràng让
jī鸡
qiān鹐
le了
dì地
lǐ里
de的
mài麦
suì穗
。
Don't let the chickens peck at the wheat ears in the field.
Nà那
zhī只
niǎo鸟
yòng用
huì喙
qiān鹐
shù树
pí皮
zhǎo找
chóng虫
zi子
。
That bird pecks at the tree bark looking for bugs.