DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

紅背紅尾鴝

简红背红尾鸲 · 繁紅背紅尾鴝

Mandarin · pinyin hóng bèi hóng wěi qú

(bird species of China) Eversmann's redstart; rufous-backed redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus)

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
背: bèi · back; back side; behind; betray
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
鴝: Look up this written character
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
鸲: qú · mynah; Erithacus species (various)

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

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

2–4–2–3–2 · hong2 bei4 hong2 wei3 qu2

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

5character 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.

紅背紅尾鴝 · find source passages ↗ · 红背红尾鸲 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗