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禽
qín
1. generic term for birds and animals
2. birds
3. to capture (old)
Common • Top 6% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

禽
qín
birds, fowl; to capture; surname
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

家禽
jiāqín
poultry
水禽
shuǐqín
waterfowl
活禽
huóqín
poultry
猛禽
měngqín
bird of prey
禽兽
qínshòu
birds and animals
禽畜
qínchù
poultry and livestock
禽蛋
qíndàn
bird eggs
禽类
qínlèi
bird species
禽鸟
qínniǎo
birds
禽龙
qínlóng
iguanodon
种禽
zhǒngqín
cock
走禽
zǒuqín
Ratitae (formerly Cursores) flightless birds such as ostriches
野禽
yěqín
fowl
飞禽
fēiqín
birds
鸟禽
niǎoqín
bird
鸣禽
míngqín
songbird
捕禽人
bǔqínrén
bird-catcher
禽流感
qínliúgǎn
bird flu
珍禽奇兽
zhēnqínqíshòu
rare animals and birds
禽兽不如
qínshòubùrú
worse than a beast

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,561
Word Frequency Rank
5,102 of 84,292

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