Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "禽", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "禽", and master the standard way of writing the character "禽".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 禽
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "禽" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
禽 [qín]
Definitions:
1. General term for birds and beasts.
Example: 五禽戏 (Wuqinxi) - Five Animals Play (a form of exercise).
2. Specifically refers to birds.
Example: 家禽 (jiāqín) - domesticated birds; 飞禽走兽 (fēiqín zǒushòu) - birds and terrestrial animals.
3. An ancient term for “catch” or “seize”.
Example: “不禽二毛.” (Bù qín èr máo) - "Do not catch the two feathers."
4. A surname.
Meaning in detail:
1. General term for birds and beasts ([En.] beasts)
Reference: 《说文》: 禽,走兽总名。
2. General term for birds ([En.] birds)
Reference: 《尔雅》: 二足而羽谓之禽。
3. General term for birds and beasts ([En.] birds and beasts)
Example: 禽门 (qínmén) - domain of birds and beasts; 禽畜 (qínchù) - domesticated birds and animals; 禽猎 (qínliè) - hunt birds and beasts.
Actions:
1. To capture birds and beasts ([En.] hunt)
Example: 禽色 (qínsè) - to be engrossed in hunting; 禽荒 (qínhuāng) - to be absorbed in hunting.
2. To capture ([En.] capture; seize)
Reference: 《左传》: 外仆髡屯禽之以献。
3. To defeat ([En.] defeat)
Reference: 《新序》: 晋不能禽也。
This character has rich meanings and usages in classical literature and modern language, signifying a connection to the fauna around us.