Memory phrase for the Kanji: 莺
莺
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Meaning
oriole or warblers
Pronunciation
yīng
Explanation
Top: grass 艹, below: cover 冖 and bird 鸟/鳥
Mnemonic
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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.
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Vocabulary
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黄莺
huáng yīng
Black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
莺鸟
yīng niǎo
oriole; bird
莺鸟
yīng niǎo
莺鸟
yīng niǎo