Chinese Printables Formerly Mandarin Poster
5 strokes11 strokes
Character #775 · The First 1000

niǎo

bird

bird

Strokes
511
TraditionalSimplified
鳥 鸟
Poster cell
S28
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • niǎocháo bird's nest
  • niǎolèi birds
  • niǎokàn to get a bird's-eye view
  • niǎor bird
  • huāniǎo painting of birds and flowers
  • xiǎoniǎo small bird
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 鸟鳥

Write 鸟鳥 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, niǎo, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell S28 · 28 × 36 grid

鸟鳥 is #775 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 鸟 mean in English?
鸟 (niǎo) means "bird": bird.
How do you pronounce 鸟?
鸟 is pronounced niǎo in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄋㄧㄠˇ.
How many strokes does 鸟 have?
The simplified form, 鸟, has 5 strokes. The traditional form, 鳥, has 11.
What is the traditional form of 鸟?
The traditional form of 鸟 is 鳥. 鸟 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 鳥 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 鸟?
Common words that use 鸟 include 鸟巢 (niǎocháo, bird's nest), 鸟类 (niǎolèi, birds), 鸟瞰 (niǎokàn, to get a bird's-eye view), 鸟儿 (niǎor, bird).
How common is 鸟?
鸟 is number 775 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell S28 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.