雀 (què): (bound form) small bird, a freckle, lentigo
雀 (què) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) small bird.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 小 (structural) and 隹 (structural). It ranks #2264 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 雀 a small 小 bird 隹. Its radical form 隹 (short-tailed bird) appears in many related characters such as 难 (nán, difficult (to...)), 集 (jí, to gather), 雄 (xióng, male).
Definitions
- (bound form) small bird
- a freckle
- lentigo
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孔雀noun | kǒng què | peafowl |
| 麻雀noun | má què | sparrow |
| 金丝雀noun | jīn sī què | canary |
| 雀跃verb | què yuè | excited |
| 雀斑noun | què bān | freckles |
| 云雀noun | yún què | (bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| 欢呼雀跃phrase | huān hū què yuè | cheering excitedly (idiom) |
| 黄雀noun | huáng què | (bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| 鸦雀无声phrase | yā què wú shēng | lit. crow and peacock make no sound |
| 山雀noun | shān què | tit |
| 门可罗雀 | mén kě luó què | (lit.) you can net sparrows at the door (idiom) |
| 金翅雀 | jīn chì què | (bird species of China) grey-capped greenfinch (Chloris sinica) |
| 雀巢 | què cháo | Nestlé |
| 绿孔雀 | lǜ kǒng què | (bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus) |
| 燕雀noun | yàn què | (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
雀 appears in 100 compound words: 13 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 雀 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
Showing 4 of 7 idioms containing 雀.
Example Sentences
雀字由11笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
qiāo zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "雀" consists of 11 strokes and has a remarkably ingenious structure.
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12 tons of KitKat chocolate stolen in Europe; fears...
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zhū qiāo sān hào dì 2 jì zài tiāo zhàn huǒ jiàn huí shōu
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警上水捣非法麻雀赌档拘11人 检电动麻雀枱、赌具及逾$8...
jǐng shàng shuǐ dǎo fēi fǎ má qiāo dǔ dàng jū 1 1 rén jiǎn diàn dòng má qiāo 枱 , dǔ jù jí yú 8 . . .
Police arrested 11 people for smashing illegal mahjong gambling stalls in Sheung Shui and seized electric mahjong tables, gambling equipment and more than $8...
“涨价”策略失灵叠加“黑天鹅”事件,雀巢忙“瘦身”自救
zhǎng jià cè lüè shī líng dié jiā hēi tiān é shì jiàn , qiāo cháo máng shòu shēn zì jiù
The failure of the "price increase" strategy superimposed on the "black swan" incident, Nestlé was busy "slimming" to save itself
高尔夫球场门可罗雀，一个人都没有！
Gāo'ěrfūqiúchǎng mén kě luó què, yī gè rén dōu méiyǒu!
The golf course is completely deserted. There is not a single person!
我的金丝雀被一只猫杀死了。
Wǒ de jīnsīquè bèi yī zhī māo shāsǐ le.
My canary was killed by a cat.
我觉得汤姆知道怎么玩麻雀。
Wǒ juéde Tāngmǔ zhīdào zěnme wán máquè.
Tom knows how to play mahjong, I think.
麻雀正在树上唱歌。
Máquè zhèngzài shù shàng chàng gē.
The sparrow is singing in the trees.
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