DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

紫頰直嘴太陽鳥

简紫颊直嘴太阳鸟 · 繁紫頰直嘴太陽鳥

Mandarin · pinyin zǐ jiá zhí zuǐ tài yáng niǎo

(bird species of China) ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

紫: zǐ · purple, violet; amethyst; surname
頰: Look up this written character
直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
嘴: zuǐ · mouth, lips
太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
颊: jiá · cheeks, jaw
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

3–2–2–3–4–2–3 · zi3 jia2 zhi2 zui3 tai4 yang2 niao3

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

9character 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.

紫頰直嘴太陽鳥 · find source passages ↗ · 紫颊直嘴太阳鸟 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi2 gaap3 zik6 zeoi2 taai3 joeng4 niu5

Cantonese word readings for 紫頰直嘴太陽鳥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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