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知更鸟

zhī gēng niǎo

3-character word Traditional 知更鳥

What 知更鸟 means

1. redbreast
2. robin

The characters in 知更鸟

• 知zhīto know; to be aware
• 更gèngmore; even more; further
• 鸟niǎobird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)…

Example sentences

• 知更鸟正在找虫子。
  Zhīgēngniǎo zhèngzài zhǎo chóngzi.
  The robin is looking for worms.
• 梭罗垂涎于这种植物强壮的紫色茎秆，将其制成藤条，而知更鸟则以深红色汁液的浆果为食。
  Thoreau coveted the plant's strong purple stalk for a cane, and the robins eat its dark crimson-juiced berries.