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鸥 (ōu): Seagull — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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鸥

鸥=区area+鸟bird

A bird (鸟) that cries out (区) over the sea, representing the gull.

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Related Words: 鸥

沙鸥 • shā ōu • sandpiper; a poetic term for gull

shā沙

ōu鸥

sandpiper; a poetic term for gull

海鸥 • hǎi ōu • seagull

hǎi海

ōu鸥

seagull

银鸥 • yín ōu • herring gull

yín银

ōu鸥

herring gull

鸥鹭 • ōu lù • gulls and egrets (often used in poetry)

ōu鸥

lù鹭

gulls and egrets (often used in poetry)

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Example Sentences

hǎi海

biān边

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

ōu鸥

lù鹭

。

There are many gulls and egrets by the seaside.

hǎi海

biān边

yǒu有

xǔ许

duō多

bái白

sè色

de的

hǎi

shī诗

rén人

cháng常

yòng用

shā沙

ōu鸥

lái来

xiàng象

zhēng

nà那

zhī只

yín银

ōu鸥

zhèng正

zài在

shuǐ水

miàn面

shàng

Information

Pinyinōu

Meaningseagull, tern; Larus species (various)

Strokes9

Radical鸟

Traditional鷗

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#3371

Zhuyinㄡ

UnicodeU+9E25

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海

ōu鸥

zài在

fēi飞

xiáng翔

。

There are many white seagulls flying by the seaside.

征

zì自

yóu由

yǔ与

piāo漂

bó泊

。

Poets often use the sandpiper to symbolize freedom and wandering.

上

xún寻

zhǎo找

shí食

wù物

。

That herring gull is looking for food on the water's surface.

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Characters pronounced "ou".

藕ǒulotus root
沤ōusoak, steep; sodden or soaked
呕ǒuto vomit
殴ōuto beat, to hit, to fight
欧ōuEurope; a surname
偶ǒuimage, figure; even (number); by chance

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Characters with radical "鸟".

鸯yāngfemale mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
鸿hóngspecies of wild swan; vast
鹏pénga legendary giant bird (roc) in Chinese mythology
鹃juāncuckoo
鹌ānquail; Coturnix coturnix
鹑chúnquail; Turnix species (various)

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