鹊(què)

13 strokesTrad. 鵲

magpie

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Character information

Pinyin
què
Meaning
magpie
Strokes
13
HSK level
—
Traditional
鵲

Origin & structure

Where 鹊 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰昔鸟

In this compound, the meaning comes from 鸟 (bird); 昔 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

昔xī鸟niǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 鹊 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 鹊

Common words using 鹊 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xǐ喜què鹊

magpie

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biǎn扁què鹊

秦越人[Qin2 Yue4 ren2] (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his me…

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què鹊qiáo桥

magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd an…

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shēng声míng名què鹊qǐ起

(idiom) to rise to fame

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què鹊cháo巢jiū鸠zhàn占

the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom)

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Related characters

From 鹊’s common words

喜扁桥声名起巢鸠

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