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西紅角鴞

简西红角鸮 · 繁西紅角鴞

Mandarin · pinyin xī hóng jiǎo xiāo

(bird species of China) Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
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红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
鸮: xiāo · owl

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1–2–3–1 · xi1 hong2 jiao3 xiao1

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