山斑鸠 shān bān jiū

oriental turtle dove

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (bird species of China) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

Characters

Character Meaning
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
斑 bān HSK 6
spot; stripe; colored patch
鸠 jiū
turtledove; (literary) to gather