鸳 yuān

male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

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DEFINITIONS

  • male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
  • mandarin duck

STROKES

鸳 stroke order diagram
鸳 stroke order animation

WORDS

鸳鸯 yuān yāng (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple
野鸳鸯 yě yuān yāng wild mandarin duck; (derog.) illicit lovers; unorthodox couple
鸳绮 yuān qǐ magnificent fabrics
鸳鸯戏水 yuān yāng xì shuǐ lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water; fig. to make love
鸳鸯浴 yuān yāng yù taking a bath together as a couple
鸳鸯蝴蝶 yuān yang hú dié Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds); derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900
鸳鸯蝴蝶派 yuān yang hú dié pài Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, criticized as populist and romantic by socialist realists
鸳鸯锅 yuān yang guō "mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other)
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