椋
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used in 椋鳥|椋鸟[liang2 niao3]
12 strokes
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How 椋 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 京 (phonetic, jīng)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 京
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 京 (jīng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 京 sound component | jīng | capital city |
| 惊 | jīng | to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm |
| 就 | jiù | just, simply; to go to; to approach, near |
| 凉 | liáng | cool, cold; disheartened |
| 琼 | qióng | jade; rare, precious; elegant |
| 鲸 | jīng | whale |
| 掠 | lüè | to pillage, to ransack |
| 谅 | liàng | to excuse, to forgive; to guess, to presume |
| 晾 | liàng | to air-dry; to sun-dry |
| 黥 | qíng | to tattoo; to brand the face of criminals |
| 辌 | liáng | carriage, hearse |
Words containing 椋
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 红嘴椋鸟 | hóng zuǐ liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) Burmese myna (Acridotheres burmannicus) |
| 灰头椋鸟 | huī tóu liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) chestnut-tailed starling (Sturnia malabarica) |
| 丝光椋鸟 | sī guāng liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus) |
| 粉红椋鸟 | fěn hóng liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) rosy starling (Pastor roseus) |
| 黑领椋鸟 | hēi lǐng liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis) |
| 灰背椋鸟 | huī bèi liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) white-shouldered starling (Sturnia sinensis) |
| 黑冠椋鸟 | hēi guān liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum) |
| 北椋鸟 | běi liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) Daurian starling; purple-backed starling (Agropsar sturninus) |
| 紫背椋鸟 | zǐ bèi liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis) |
| 斑翅椋鸟 | bān chì liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) spot-winged starling (Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| 灰椋鸟 | huī liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) white-cheeked starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) |
| 紫翅椋鸟 | zǐ chì liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| 斑椋鸟 | bān liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) Indian pied myna (Gracupica contra) |
| 椋鸟 | liáng niǎo | starling; gray starling (Sturnus cineraceus) |