鹐 (qiān) - To peck & to bite or nip with the beak (of

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鹐 · qiān

To peck;

to bite or nip with the beak (of birds).

To peckto bite or nip with the beak (of

Usage highlights

peck at grainpeck with beakpeck and bitepeck a holechicken peckingbird pecking

Synonyms

  • 啄— to peck (more common term)
  • 咬— to bite (general term)

Antonyms

  • 吐— to spit out

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The chicken pecks at the grain (鹐米).
  • The parrot bit my finger (鹐了我的手指).
  • The bird pecked a hole in the fruit (鹐了个洞).

Collocations

  • peck at grain(鹐米)
  • peck with beak(鹐喙)
  • peck and bite(鹐咬)
  • peck a hole(鹐洞)
  • chicken pecking(鸡鹐)
  • bird pecking(鸟鹐)

Idioms

  • Chickens peck and dogs fight(鸡鹐狗斗)
  • Like a chicken pecking at rice(如鸡鹐米)
  • Pecking without stopping(鹐而不止)

Cultural background

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  • Primarily used in descriptive contexts for bird behavior, especially poultry.
  • Often appears in folk sayings and agricultural contexts.
  • Considered a specialized character not commonly used in modern standard Mandarin.

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