紫背葦鳽 zǐ bèi wěi yán

Von Schrenck’s bittern, a small heron

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
葦 wěi
reed; Phragmites communis; rush
鳽 yán
(used in naming bitterns and several other species of heron)