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鸵 (tuó): Ostrich — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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3.

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鸵

鸟niǎo · bird

鸵=鸟niǎo · bird+它tā · it

The bird component connects this character to a bird.

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5.

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鸵鸟 • tuó niǎo • ostrich

tuó鸵

niǎo鸟

ostrich

鹬鸵 • yù tuó • kiwi (flightless bird)

yù鹬

tuó鸵

kiwi (flightless bird)

鸵鸟心态 • tuó niǎo xīn tài • ostrich mentality (avoiding reality)

tuó鸵

niǎo鸟

xīn心

tài态

ostrich mentality (avoiding reality)

鸵鸟政策 • tuó niǎo zhèng cè • ostrich policy (burying one's head in the sand)

tuó鸵

niǎo鸟

zhèng政

cè策

ostrich policy (burying one's head in the sand)

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

nà那

zhǒng种

tuó鸵

niǎo鸟

xīn心

tài态

，

zuì最

zhōng终

zhī只

huì会

ràng让

qíng情

kuàng况

biàn变

de得

gèng更

zāo糟

。

His ostrich mentality will only make the situation worse in the end.

miàn面

duì对

wèn问

tí题

，

wǒ我

men们

bù不

néng

tuó鸵

niǎo鸟

shì是

shì世

jiè界

shàng上

zuì最

dà大

de

Information

Pinyintuó

Meaningostrich

Strokes10

Radical鸟

Traditional鴕

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#4322

Zhuyinㄊㄨㄛˊ

UnicodeU+9E35

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能

cǎi采

qǔ取

tuó鸵

niǎo鸟

zhèng政

cè策

。

We cannot adopt an ostrich policy when facing problems.

的

niǎo鸟

lèi类

，

dàn但

bú不

huì会

fēi飞

。

The ostrich is the largest bird in the world, but it cannot fly.

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Characters pronounced "tuo".

陀tuósteep bank, rough terrain
妥tuǒappropriate, proper, settled
拖tuōto drag, to pull, to delay
驮tuóto carry on the back
脱tuōto escape; shed
托tuōto support with the hand or palm

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "鸟".

鸾luana mythical bird; luan
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

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