栗葦鳽 lì wěi yán

cinnamon bittern; a small brown heron

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (bird species of China) cinnamon bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)

Characters

Character Meaning
栗 lì
chestnut; surname Li; afraid
葦 wěi
reed; Phragmites communis; rush
鳽 yán
(used in naming bitterns and several other species of heron)