DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

紅尾鶇

简红尾鸫 · 繁紅尾鶇

Mandarin · pinyin hóng wěi dōng

(bird species of China) Naumann's thrush (Turdus naumanni)

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
鶇: Look up this written character
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
鸫: dōng · thrush; Turdus species (various)

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

2–3–1 · hong2 wei3 dong1

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

紅尾鶇 · find source passages ↗ · 红尾鸫 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hung4 mei5 dung1

Cantonese word readings for 紅尾鶇. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack