Meaning
lentigo; bird; bird
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “que” becomes a different word in each tone. 雀 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 鸦雀无声yā què wú shēnglit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; absolute silence
- 雀子qiāo zia freckle; lentigo
- 山雀shān quètit
- 雀类què lèifinch (family Fringillidae)
- 石雀shí què(bird species of China) rock sparrow (Petronia petronia)
Example Sentence
几只麻雀停在电线上叽叽喳喳地叫。Jǐ zhī má què tíng zài diàn xiàn shàng jī ji zhā zhā de jiào.A few sparrows perch on the wire, chirping.
几Jǐsmall table只zhīonly麻雀má quèsparrow停tíngto stop在zàiat电线diàn xiànwire上shàngon叽叽喳喳jī ji zhā zhā(onom.) chirp地de(adverb marker)叫jiàoto shout。