diāo

bird of prey

bird (隹) + sound (周) = bird of prey

隹 is the ancient pictograph of a short-tailed bird, grounding 雕 firmly in the bird family. 周 contributes the sound diāo rather than any meaning.

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Short-tailed birdSemantic

那只在天空中慢慢地飞。

nà zhī diāo zài tiān kōng zhōng màn màn de fēi。

that eagle is flying slowly in the sky.

是一种很厉害的猛禽。

diāo shì yī zhǒng hěn lì hài de měng qín。

the eagle is a very fierce bird of prey.

Words with 雕

金雕

jīn diāo

(bird species of China) golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

雕像

diāo xiàng

sculpture

雕刻

diāo kè

to carve

雕刻品

diāo kè pǐn

sculpture

雕刻家

diāo kè jiā

sculptor

雕塑

diāo sù

a statue

雕弊

diāo bì

variant of 凋敝[diao1 bi4]

雕敝

diāo bì

variant of 凋敝[diao1 bi4]

雕梁画栋

diāo liáng huà dòng

richly ornamented (building)

雕楹碧槛

diāo yíng bì kǎn

carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment

雕漆

diāo qī

carved lacquerware

雕版

diāo bǎn

a carved printing block

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