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信天翁
xìntiānwēng
1. albatross (family Diomedeidae)
Common • Top 15%

Character Breakdown

信
xìn
to trust, to believe; letter, sign
HSK 3 9 丶
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1 4 丶
翁
wēng
old man; father, father-in-law
10 丶

Compound Words (3)

短尾信天翁
duǎnwěixìntiānwēng
(Chinese bird species) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
黑背信天翁
hēibèixìntiānwēng
(Chinese bird species) Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
黑脚信天翁
hēijiǎoxìntiānwēng
(Chinese bird species) black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
12,799 of 84,292