小鷹號

简 小鹰号 · 繁 小鷹號
Mandarin · pinyin Xiǎo yīng Hào

Meanings

  1. Kitty Hawk (US aircraft carrier)
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小
xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
鷹
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鹰
yīng · falcon; Accipiter species (various)
号
hào · mark, sign; symbol; number
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3–1–4 · Xiao3 ying1 Hao4

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