紫背苇鳽 zǐ bèi wěi yán

Von Schrenck’s bittern bird

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (bird species of China) von Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus)

Characters

Character Meaning
紫 zǐ HSK 5
purple; violet
背 bèi HSK 5
the back of a body or object; to learn by heart
苇 wěi
reed; Phragmites communis; rush
鳽 yán
(used in naming bitterns and several other species of heron)