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鸮

xiāo

Character Traditional 鴞

What 鸮 means

1. owl (order Strigiformes)

Example sentences

• 鹰鸮和仓鸮有什么区别？
  Yīngxiāo hé cāngxiāo yǒu shénme qūbié?
  What's the difference between an eagle-owl and a barn owl?
• 雕鸮和仓鸮有什幺区别？
  What's the difference between an eagle-owl and a barn owl?

Words starting with 鸮

• 鸮叫xiāo jiào(of owls) to hoot or screech
• 鸮鹦鹉xiāo yīng wǔkakapo (Strigops habroptila); owl parrot

Words containing 鸮

• 栗鸮lì xiāo(bird species of China) oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius)
• 猛鸮měng xiāo(bird species of China) northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)
• 草鸮cǎo xiāo(bird species of China) eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris)
• 角鸮jiǎo xiāoscreech owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus)
• 雪鸮xuě xiāo(bird species of China) snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
• 鬼鸮guǐ xiāo(bird species of China) boreal owl (Aegolius funereus)
• 雕鸮diāo xiāo(bird species of China) Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
• 鹰鸮yīng xiāo(bird species of China) brown boobook; brown hawk-owl (Ninox scutulata)
• 东仓鸮dōng cāng xiāo(bird species of China) eastern barn owl (Tyto javanica)
• 林雕鸮lín diāo xiāo(bird species of China) spot-bellied eagle-owl (Ketupa nipalensis)
• 灰林鸮huī lín xiāo(bird species of China) Himalayan owl (Strix nivicolum)
• 乌林鸮wū lín xiāo(bird species of China) great grey owl (Strix nebulosa)
• 乌雕鸮wū diāo xiāo(bird species of China) dusky eagle-owl (Ketupa coromanda)
• 短耳鸮duǎn ěr xiāo(bird species of China) short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
• 红角鸮hóng jiǎo xiāo(bird species of China) oriental scops owl (Otus sunia)
• 褐林鸮hè lín xiāo(bird species of China) brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica)
• 褐渔鸮hè yú xiāo(bird species of China) brown fish owl (Ketupa zeylonensis)
• 长耳鸮cháng ěr xiāo(bird species of China) long-eared owl (Asio otus)
• 领角鸮lǐng jiǎo xiāo(bird species of China) collared scops owl (Otus lettia)
• 鸣角鸮Míng jiǎo xiāoScreech-owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus)
• 北领角鸮běi lǐng jiǎo xiāo(bird species of China) Japanese scops owl (Otus semitorques)
• 毛脚渔鸮máo jiǎo yú xiāo(bird species of China) Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni)
• 琉球角鸮Liú qiú jiǎo xiāo(bird species of China) Ryukyu scops owl (Otus elegans)
• 纵纹角鸮zòng wén jiǎo xiāo(bird species of China) pallid scops owl (Otus brucei)

Characters that look like 鸮

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 银yínsilver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency
• 隐yǐn(bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
• 钨wūtungsten (chemistry)
• 悄qiāoused in 悄悄
• 鸭yāduck; (slang) male prostitute
• 钡bèibarium (chemistry)

Sounds the same

Read xiāo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 消to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time)
• 销to melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell
• 宵night
• 潇(of water) deep and clear
• 萧(old) Chinese mugwort; (bound form) desolate; dreary
• 箫xiao, a vertical bamboo flute
• 削to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
• 霄firmament; heaven
• 枭owl; valiant; trafficker
• 逍used in 逍遥
• 嚣clamor
• 硝saltpeter; to tan (leather)