zhòu

咮

Character · Noun

bird's beak; bill (literary)

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Meanings

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1.

noun

bird's beak; bill

archaic

A literary or classical Chinese term for the beak of a bird. Not used in modern spoken Chinese; the modern word is 嘴 (zuǐ) or 喙 (huì).

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
cǐ此
niǎo鸟
duǎn短
zhòu咮
ér而
cháng长
wěi尾
 。

Ancient texts record that this bird has a short beak and a long tail.

Zhòu咮
huì喙
suī虽
ruì锐
 ，
bù不
shāng伤
tóng同
lèi类
 。

Though its beak is sharp, it does not harm its own kind.