雏
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(bound form) chick; young bird
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How 雏 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
隹 (semantic, “bird”) + 刍 (phonetic, chú)
How to remember it
chick · Heisig RSH #2200
hairnet + turkey
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 刍
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 刍 (chú) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刍 sound component | chú | to mow, to cut grass; hay, fodder |
| 急 | jí | anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent |
| 趋 | qū | to hurry, to hasten; to approach, to be attracted to |
| 皱 | zhòu | wrinkles, creases, folds |
| 邹 | zōu | an ancient state; surname |
| 诌 | zhōu | to quip, to play with words, to talk nonsense |
| 驺 | zōu | mounted escort; groom |
| 绉 | zhòu | crepe, imitation silk; wrinkles, creases |
Words containing 雏
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雏形产品 | chú xíng chǎn pǐn | prototype |
| 雏形土 | chú xíng tǔ | cambisol (soil taxonomy) |
| 伏龙凤雏 | fú lóng fèng chú | hidden genius (idiom) |
| 雏菊花环 | chú jú huā huán | daisy chain; chain sinnet |
| 雏儿 | chú ér | newly hatched bird; fig. inexperienced person; fig. chick (slighting term for young woman)… |
| 雏形 | chú xíng | embryonic form; miniature model |
| 雏鸡 | chú jī | chick; newly hatched chicken |
| 雏型 | chú xíng | model |
| 雏凤 | chú fèng | lit. phoenix in embryo; fig. young talent; budding genius |
| 雏燕 | chú yàn | swallow chick |
| 龙驹凤雏 | lóng jū fèng chú | brilliant young man; talented young scholar |
| 幼雏 | yòu chú | young bird; nestling |
| 雏菊 | chú jú | daisy |
| 雏鸽 | chú gē | squab; nestling pigeon |
| 雏妓 | chú jì | underage prostitute |