Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "鸻", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "鸻", and master the standard way of writing the character "鸻".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 鸻
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "鸻" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
鸻 (héng)
1. A genus of birds, small in size, with a short and straight beak, possessing only a front toe and no hind toe, commonly found living in groups along the seaside.
2. Animal name. Also known as "千鸟" (plover). It is one of many coastal dwelling birds in the Charadriidae family. Unlike snipes, it has a short, hard-tipped beak, is usually plump, has a denser structure, and often inhabits plains, alpine grasslands, and coastal areas. Most species are social and migratory, including several well-known small birds (such as the sword-billed plover) and some larger types (like the black-bellied plover, golden plover, and little-billed plover), which are important hunting birds.
3. Reference:
- 1: "玉篇": 鸻,荒鸟也 (Yupian: "Heng" denotes a wild bird).