- (xī) a kind of water bird resembling a duck
2 entries starting with 鸂
- (zhān) sparrow hawk; swift
- (méng) tropic bird
- (yuè) young phoenix
- (yú) the eastern jackdaw
- (lěi) flying squirrel
- (niǎo) bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]
38 entries starting with 鸟
- (jiū) turtle-dove; Turtur orientalis; penis (slang, esp. Cantonese)
6 entries starting with 鸠
- (jī) fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
46 entries starting with 鸡
- (yuān) kite (small hawk)
3 entries starting with 鸢
- (míng) to cry (of birds)
13 entries starting with 鸣
- (ōu) common gull
- (yā) crow
4 entries starting with 鸦
- (bǎo) Chinese bustard; procuress
2 entries starting with 鸨
- (zhèn) legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison; poisonous; to poison sb
2 entries starting with 鸩
- (gū) partridge; Francolinus chinensis
- (dōng) thrush; Tardus fuscatus
- (lú) fishing cormorant
2 entries starting with 鸬
- (yā) duck; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; male prostitute (slang)
10 entries starting with 鸭
- (xiāo) owl (order Strigiformes)
2 entries starting with 鸮
- (yāng) mandarin duck
- (líng) wagtail; lark
- (chī) scops owl
3 entries starting with 鸱
- (qú) (bound form, used in the names of birds of various biological families)
- (yuān) mandarin duck
6 entries starting with 鸳
- (xué) various species of finch (old)
2 entries starting with 鸴
- (tuó) ostrich
3 entries starting with 鸵
- (sī) heron
- (zhì) birds of prey
- (ér) see 鴯鶓|鸸鹋[er2 miao2]
2 entries starting with 鸸
- (guā) a crow
- (xiū) owl
- (héng) plover
2 entries starting with 鸻
- (gē) pigeon; dove
4 entries starting with 鸽
- (luán) mythical bird related to phoenix
5 entries starting with 鸾
- (hóng) eastern bean goose; great; large
11 entries starting with 鸿
- (bó) woodpidgeon
2 entries starting with 鹁
- (lí) Chinese oriole
- (juān) cuckoo
2 entries starting with 鹃
- (gǔ) center or bull's eye of an archery target (old); goal; target
- (hú) swan
4 entries starting with 鹄
- (é) goose; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
8 entries starting with 鹅
- (yù) mynah
- (xián) variant of 鷴|鹇[xian2]
- (xián) silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus); silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade
2 entries starting with 鹇
- (tí) pelican
2 entries starting with 鹈
- (wǔ) parrot
- (què) magpie
2 entries starting with 鹊
- (miáo) see 鴯鶓|鸸鹋[er2 miao2]
- (ān) quail
2 entries starting with 鹌
- (kūn) large bird, possibly related to crane or swan (archaic); mythical monstrous bird, cf Sinbad's roc
5 entries starting with 鹍
- (bēi) the Pycnonotidae or bulbul family of birds
- (péng) Peng, large fabulous bird; roc
5 entries starting with 鹏
- (chún) quail
- (hú) pelican
- (è) fish eagle; fish hawk; osprey
- (hú) falcon; migratory bird
- (qiū) see 鶖鷺|鹙鹭[qiu1 lu4]
2 entries starting with 鹙
- (cí) cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo); same as 鸕鷀|鸬鹚
- (wù) duck
2 entries starting with 鹜
- (yào) sparrow hawk; Accipiter nisus
2 entries starting with 鹞
- (wēng) bird of the family Pachycephalidae
- (jí) pied wagtail
2 entries starting with 鹡
- (jiān) mythical bird with one eye and one wing; see also 鰈鶼|鲽鹣[die2 jian1]
3 entries starting with 鹣
- (hè) crane
17 entries starting with 鹤
- (yī) wigeon (Anas penelope, a Eurasian duck); seagull (arch.)
- (yīng) parrot
5 entries starting with 鹦
- (zhè) partridge; Francolinus chinensis
2 entries starting with 鹧
- (liáo) eastern wren
2 entries starting with 鹩
- (jiāo) eastern wren
2 entries starting with 鹪
- (jiù) black eagle; vulture; condor; see also 老鵰|老雕[lao3 diao1]; cruel
3 entries starting with 鹫
- (yù) common snipe; sandpiper
3 entries starting with 鹬
- (lù) heron
- (huán) spoonbill; ibis; family Threskiornidae
- (yīng) eagle; falcon; hawk
14 entries starting with 鹰
- (guàn) crane; stork
- (jiǎn) variant of 鹼|碱, alkali
- (cuó) brine; salt
- (lù) deer
26 entries starting with 鹿
- (yōu) doe; female deer; mother deer; mother animal
- (jǐ) muntjac
2 entries starting with 麂
- (biāo) to weed
- (cū) variant of 粗, coarse; rough; thick; unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude
- (jūn) hornless deer
2 entries starting with 麇
- (zhǔ) leader of herd; stag
- (mí) surname Mi
- (mí) moose; river bank
3 entries starting with 麋
- (wú) stag; herd
- (lín) female of Chinese unicorn
- (ní) fawn
- (qí) mythical male unicorn; see 麒麟
5 entries starting with 麒
- (lù) foot of a hill
- (jiā) buck; stag
- (mí) fawn; young of animals
- (shè) musk deer (Moschus moschiferus); also called 香獐子
5 entries starting with 麝
- (lín) female unicorn; see 麒麟
7 entries starting with 麟
- (cū) coarse; rough; rude
- (mài) surname Mai
- (mài) wheat; barley; oats
58 entries starting with 麦
- (miàn) variant of 麵|面[mian4]
- (qù) porridge
- (qū) surname Qu
- (qū) yeast
2 entries starting with 麯
- (móu) barley
- (qū) surname Qu
- (qū) yeast; Aspergillus (includes many common molds); now sometimes written 曲
2 entries starting with 麴
- (fū) bran
3 entries starting with 麸
- (má) surname Ma
- (má) generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb
65 entries starting with 麻
- (mó) tiny; insignificant
- (me) variant of 麼|么
2 entries starting with 麽
- (huī) signal flag; to signal
- (mǒ) Japanese kokuji pr. maro; I; you
- (huáng) surname Huang or Hwang
- (huáng) yellow; pornographic; to fall through
185 entries starting with 黄
- (tǒu) a yellow color
- (hóng) school
- (shǔ) broomcorn millet; glutinous millet
- (lí) Li ethnic group of Hainan Province; surname Li; abbr. for Lebanon 黎巴嫩[Li2 ba1 nen4]
- (lí) black
22 entries starting with 黎
- (nián) sticky; glutinous; to adhere; to stick
27 entries starting with 黏
- (chī) wood glue; sticky; bird-lime
2 entries starting with 黐
- (hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
- (hēi) black; dark; (loanword) to hack
115 entries starting with 黑
- (hēi) Japanese variant of 黑
- (yì) black
- (qián) abbr. for Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
14 entries starting with 黔
- (zhěn) red
- (mò) silent; to write from memory
30 entries starting with 默
- (mò) Japanese variant of 默
- (dài) umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
2 entries starting with 黛
- (chù) to dismiss from office; to expel
- (yǒu) black; dark green
3 entries starting with 黝
- (yī) black and shining ebony
2 entries starting with 黟
- (xiá) (phonetic); crafty
- (qū) black; dark
2 entries starting with 黢
- (qíng) surname Qing
- (qíng) to tattoo criminals on the face or forehead
2 entries starting with 黥
- (yù) yellowish black
- (lí) dark; sallow color
- (dú) blacken; constantly; to insult
- (cǎn) gray black
- (tán) black, dark; unclear; private
- (àn) deep black; dark
4 entries starting with 黯
- (zhěn) bushy black hair
- (dài) old variant of 黛[dai4]; umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
- (méi) variant of 霉[mei2]
2 entries starting with 黴
- (yǎn) black spots on body
- (zhǐ) embroidery
- (fú) (embroidery)
- (fǔ) (embroidery)
- (mǐn) toad