飞禽走兽 (fēiqínzǒushòu) · birds and beasts
飞禽走兽 (fēiqínzǒushòu) means “birds and beasts; wildlife”. It is written with 4 characters: 飞 (to fly) + 禽 (birds) + 走 (to walk) + 兽 (beast). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 飞禽走兽 is built
The characters
飞 fēi · to fly
What 飞 is made of
飞 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 3 strokes.
Origin hint: A bird flapping its wings (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
禽 qín · birds
What 禽 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 离lí — rare beast
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 凶xiōng — culprit
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 禸róu — rump
- 亠tóu — lid
走 zǒu · to walk
What 走 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — up
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — up
Origin hint: Someone 土 stepping with their foot 止 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
兽 shòu · beast
What 兽 is made of
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
Questions about 飞禽走兽
What does 飞禽走兽 mean?
飞禽走兽 (fēiqínzǒushòu) means “birds and beasts; wildlife”.
How do you pronounce 飞禽走兽?
飞禽走兽 is pronounced fēiqínzǒushòu.
Which HSK level is 飞禽走兽?
飞禽走兽 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 飞机fēijīairplane
- 起飞qǐfēito take off (of a plane)
- 飞行fēixíngto fly
- 飞翔fēixiángto fly
- 飞跃fēiyuèleap
- 飞fēito fly
- 走路zǒulùto walk
- 走过zǒuguòto walk past
- 走进zǒujìnto walk into
- 走开zǒukāito go away
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.