Parrot in Chinese (Mandarin): 鹦鹉 (yīngwu)
鹦鹉
yīngwu
parrot
- Simplified
- 鹦鹉
- Traditional
- 鸚鵡
- Pinyin
- yīngwu
- Typed as
- yingwu
Use it in a sentence
鹦鹉会说话。
鸚鵡會說話。
The parrot can talk.
The characters in 鹦鹉
鹦 / 鸚
Parrot. 鸟 (bird) is at the bottom.
16 strokes
鹉 / 鵡
Parrot. 鸟 (bird) is on the right.
13 strokes
Say 鹉 short and light: yīng-wu. Copying someone's words is 鹦鹉学舌 (yīngwǔ xué shé), "parroting".
More examples with 鹦鹉
鹦鹉有彩色的羽毛。
鸚鵡有彩色的羽毛。
Yīngwu yǒu cǎisè de yǔmáo.
Parrots have colorful feathers.
鹦鹉会学人说话。
鸚鵡會學人說話。
Yīngwu huì xué rén shuōhuà.
Parrots can copy people's words.
How to write 鹦鹉 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
鹦 16 strokes
鹉 13 strokes
In Traditional characters:
鸚 28 strokes
鵡 19 strokes
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