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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)

鸣禽
míngqín
songbird
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
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
禽流感
qínliúgǎn
bird flu
捕禽人
bǔqínrén
bird-catcher
飞禽走兽
fēiqínzǒushòu
birds and animals
HSK 6
良禽择木
liángqínzémù
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)

Metadata

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

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