Memory phrase for the character: 莺

莺

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Meaning

oriole or warblers

Pronunciation

yīng

Explanation

Top: grass 艹, below: cover 冖 and bird 鸟/鳥

Mnemonic

In the grass are covered these birds: the oriole or warbler.

Radicals

艹	grass, plant	Grass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
冖	cover	This very similar radical 宀 is understood as a roof.
鳥	bird	Also this 隹 is seen as a bird.

Vocabulary

黄莺	huáng yīng	Black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
莺鸟	yīng niǎo	oriole; bird
莺鸟	yīng niǎo
莺鸟	yīng niǎo

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