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杜鹃
杜鵑
dùjuān
1. cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written [[杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟]])
2. Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written [[杜鵑花|杜鹃花]])

Character Breakdown

杜
dù
to prevent, to restrict, to stop; surname
HSK 6 7 丶
鹃
juān
cuckoo
12 丶

Compound Words (14)

中杜鹃
zhōngdùjuān
(Chinese bird species) Himalayan cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)
大杜鹃
dàdùjuān
(Chinese bird species) common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
小杜鹃
xiǎodùjuān
(Chinese bird species) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
杜鹃座
Dùjuānzuò
Tucana (constellation)
杜鹃科
dùjuānkē
Cuculidae, bird family including cuckoo [[杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟]]
杜鹃花
dùjuānhuā
Indian Azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch)
杜鹃鸟
dùjuānniǎo
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)
八声杜鹃
bāshēngdùjuān
(Chinese bird species) plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus)
四声杜鹃
sìshēngdùjuān
(Chinese bird species) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
杜鹃啼血
dùjuāntíxuè
the cuckoo cries blood
杜鹃花科
dùjuānhuākē
Ericaceae (botany), genus containing rhododendron and azalea
栗斑杜鹃
lìbāndùjuān
(Chinese bird species) banded bay cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii)
棕腹杜鹃
zōngfùdùjuān
(Chinese bird species) Malaysian hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax)
北方中杜鹃
běifāngzhōngdùjuān
(Chinese bird species) oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)

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