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隹 (zhuī): Short-tailed bird — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Pinyinzhuī

Meaningshort-tailed bird

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Characters pronounced "zhui".

锥zhuīgimlet, awl, drill, auger; bore
赘zhuìsuperfluous, redundant, or to marry into a wife's family
椎zhuīvertebra; spine; mallet
追zhuīchase
坠zhuìto fall
缀zhuìto sew, to stitch, to connect

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Characters with radical "隹".

雍yōngharmony, union; harmonious
雏chúchick, fledging; infant, toddler
雌cífemale (of a species)
难nánhard; difficult
隽juànmeaningful; profound; superior; talented
雕diāoto carve, engrave, or a bird of prey (eagle, vulture)

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