Word Meaning

ちん chin

鴆 is read as ちん (chin) and means poisonfeather bird.

Meaning

English

  1. poisonfeather bird
  2. zhenniao
  3. zhen
  4. mythical poisonous bird (of ancient China)

Reading

Kana

ちん

Romaji

chin

Writing Variants

  • ちん chin

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 161197 Priority Z

Example Sentences

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ちんはふるいちゅうごくのでんせつにあらわれるとりだ。

It is a bird that appears in ancient Chinese legends.

ちんはもうどくをもつとりとしておそれられた。

It was feared as a bird said to carry deadly poison.

そのほんにはちんにまつわるはなしがのっている。

That book contains stories connected with that bird.

ちんというじはにちじょうではほとんどつかわれない。

That character is hardly ever used in everyday life.

せんせいはちんをでんせつじょうのどくちょうだとせつめいした。

The teacher explained that it is a legendary poisonous bird.