雀

Character

雀 qiāo · què

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

a freckle

Radical: 隹
Strokes: 11
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 小隹
Traditional: 雀
Frequency: #2065 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

qiāoMain reading quèRare reading

qiāo

qiao1Main readingHSK 7–9

a freckle CC-CEDICT
lentigo CC-CEDICT

Words that use “雀” as qiāo

雀子qiāo zia freckleWord

què

que4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is qiāo.

(bound form) small bird CC-CEDICT
sparrow CC-CEDICT
also pr. (qiǎo) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “雀” as què

鸦雀无声yā què wú shēngcompletely quietWordHSK 7–9 云雀yún què(bird species of China) Eurasian skylarkWord 冕雀miǎn què(bird species of China) sultan titWord 孔雀kǒng quèpeafowlWord 山雀shān quètitWord 朱雀zhū què(ancient Chinese astronomy) Zhuque, the Vermilion BirdWord 松雀sōng què(bird species of China) pine grosbeakWord 燕雀yàn què(bird species of China) bramblingWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 雀

Draw “雀” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

麻雀在树上叫。
má què zài shù shàng jiào
Sparrows are singing in the tree.
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她的脸上有很多雀斑。
tā de liǎn shàng yǒu hěn duō què bān
She has many freckles on her face.
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我看见一只小麻雀。
wǒ kàn jiàn yì zhī xiǎo má què
I saw a small sparrow.
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Same radical 隹

All characters with 隹 →

隻zhī 集jí 離lí 難nán 雙shuāng 雖suī 雄xióng 雅yǎ 雜zá 雞jī 雕diāo 雇gù

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