鹬(yù)

17 strokesTrad. 鷸

common snipe

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Character information

Pinyin
yù
Meaning
common snipe; sandpiper
Strokes
17
HSK level
—
Traditional
鷸

Origin & structure

Where 鹬 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰矞鸟

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

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

Made of

矞yù鸟niǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 鹬 step by step

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

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Words with 鹬

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

qiū丘yù鹬

(bird species of China) Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)

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jī姬yù鹬

(bird species of China) jack snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)

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cǎi彩yù鹬

(bird species of China) greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)

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yù鹬bàng蚌xiāng相zhēng争

abbr. for 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利|鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利[yu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1 , yu2 weng1 de2 li4]

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From 鹬’s common words

丘姬彩蚌相争

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