sī
鸶
egret (used in 鹭鸶)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
egret; heron (used in the compound 鹭鸶)
This character is a bound morpheme and almost exclusively appears in the compound word 鹭鸶 (lùsī), referring to the white egret or heron.
Hú湖
miàn面
shang上
zhàn站
zhe着
yī一
zhī只
lù鹭
sī鸶
。
An egret was standing on the lake surface.
Bái白
lù鹭
yě也
jiào叫
lù鹭
sī鸶
，
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
shuǐ水
niǎo鸟
。
The white egret is also called lùsī, a common type of waterfowl.
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Gǔ古
shī诗
zhōng中
cháng常
yǒu有
lù鹭
sī鸶
fēi飞
xiáng翔
de的
miáo描
xiě写
。
Ancient poems often describe egrets soaring.