雀 — Chinese character
雀
què
sparrow
- Pinyin
- què
- Radical
- 172 ⾫ (Short Tailed Bird)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 小 隹
- Formation
- ideographic — A small 小 bird 隹
- Japanese
- 雀 as a kanji
Common words with 雀
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麻雀 | má què | sparrow; (dialect) mahjong |
| 孔雀 | kǒng què | peafowl; peacock |
| 朱雀 | zhū què | rosefinch (genus Carpodacus) |
| 雀斑 | què bān | freckles |
| 雀跃 (雀躍) | què yuè | excited; in high spirits |
| 云雀 (雲雀) | yún què | (bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| 欢呼雀跃 (歡呼雀躍) | huān hū què yuè | cheering excitedly (idiom); jubilant |
| 鸦雀无声 (鴉雀無聲) | yā què wú shēng | lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard |
| 金丝雀 (金絲雀) | jīn sī què | canary |
| 山雀 | shān què | tit |
| 雀鸟 (雀鳥) | què niǎo | bird |
| 门可罗雀 (門可羅雀) | mén kě luó què | (lit.) you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); (fig.) completely deserted |
English words written with 雀
雀 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 7
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.