zuǐ

觜

Character · Noun

variant of 嘴 (mouth, beak)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

mouth; beak; bill (variant of 嘴)

archaic

An archaic or literary variant of 嘴, often used in classical Chinese texts to describe the beak of birds or the mouth of animals. Rarely used in modern speech.

Chī鸱
xiāo鸮
tān贪
niǎo鸟
 ，
qí其
zuǐ觜
rú如
gōu钩
 。

The owl is a greedy bird; its beak is like a hook.

Bái白
zuǐ觜
cháng长
wěi尾
 ，
wén文
cǎi采
bān斑
lán斓
 。

With a white beak and long tail, its colorful patterns are brilliant.

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Zuǐ觜
zhuǎ爪
fēng锋
lì利
 ，
bù不
kě可
jìn近
shēn身
 。

Its beak and claws are sharp; one cannot approach it.