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雛
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雏
🇨🇳

chick

HSK 10 N1
Human →Relations
chú
スウ、ス、ジュ
ひな、ひよこ
추
Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 芻 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (雛)
隹 Short-Tailed Bird+ 芻 cut =
雛 chick
隹 Meaning component
zhuī Short-Tailed Bird
bird
芻 Phonetic component
cut
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Simplified (雏)
隹 Short-Tailed Bird+ 刍 mow =
雏 chick
隹 Meaning component
zhuī Short-Tailed Bird
bird
刍 Phonetic component
chú mow
mow, cut grass
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Notes
Similar Characters
奪 take by force (trad/jp)奮 exert oneself (trad/jp)寉 crane羅 silk gauze (trad/jp)進 advance (trad/jp)隺 crane隼 falcon隽 outstanding (simp)集 gather雈 owl雋 talented (trad)雔 match雙 pair (trad)離 leave (trad/jp)准 allow (simp)倠 唯 solely堆 pile帷 curtain推 push
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
雏
Regular
Modern
Chinese
雏 / 雛 [chú]
chick; young bird
Japanese
雛 ひよこ 、 ひよっこ 、 ヒヨコ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana young bird; chick; fledgling
  2. usually kana greenhorn; fledgeling; novice; rookie
雛 ひな 、 ヒナ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana young bird; chick; fledgling
  2. hina doll; (explanation) doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (3)
ヒヨコが餌を探して地面をつついている。
The chickens were scratching for food on the ground.
ルチアーノは大声援を背負って戦えるかもしれないが、彼はまだヒヨコに過ぎない。
Luciano might have the crowd behind him, but he's still wet behind the ears.
ムクドリのヒナを親鳥に返せますか。
Can you return starling chicks to their parents?
Japanese Names
雛 すう
Suu female given name
雛 ひいな
Hiina female given name
雛 ひな
Hina female given namesurname
雛 ひなの
Hinano female given name
CHINESE WORDS (14)
雏形 [chú​xíng] #31,681
embryonic form
雏菊 [chú​jú] #24,364
daisy
雏鸡 [chú​jī] #51,581
chick
雏儿 [chú​'ér] #33,764
newly hatched bird
雏型 [chú​xíng] #50,789
model
幼雏 [yòu​chú] #60,114
young bird
雏凤 [chú​fèng] #62,078
lit. phoenix in embryo
龙驹凤雏 [lóng​jū​fèng​chú] #72,213
brilliant young man
伏龙凤雏 [fú​lóng​fèng​chú] #73,310
hidden genius (idiom)
雏妓 [chú​jì]
underage prostitute
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JAPANESE WORDS (33)
雛鳥 [ひなどり] #35,274
chick
雛形 [ひながた] #56,141
model
雛人形 [ひなにんぎょう] #68,168
hina doll
⭐ ひな祭り [ひなまつり] #75,762
Hinamatsuri (March 3)
ひな壇 [ひなだん] #76,817
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls)
雛菊 [ひなぎく] #79,798
daisy (Bellis perennis)
お雛様 [おひなさま] #80,976
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri
鳳雛 [ほうすう] #97,483
gifted young person who shows much promise
ひよこ豆 [ひよこまめ] #102,861
chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
女雛 [めびな] #107,692
Empress doll (in display with Emperor doll)
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