yù
鹆
see 'qú yù' (myna bird)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
myna bird (used in the compound 鸲鹆)
This character is not used independently; it appears only in the disyllabic word 鸲鹆 (qú yù), referring to the myna bird, specifically the crested myna or hill myna, known for its ability to mimic human speech.
Qú鸲
yù鹆
néng能
mó模
fǎng仿
rén人
shuō说
huà话
。
The myna bird can imitate human speech.
Bā八
gē哥
yòu又
chēng称
qú鸲
yù鹆
。
The crested myna is also called qú yù.