Chinese symbol for “kingfisher”
翠鸟
cuì niǎo
Traditional: 翠鳥
kingfisher
The closest CC-CEDICT match for kingfisher is 翠鸟 (cuì niǎo), defined as: kingfisher.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “kingfisher”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 翠鸟.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 翡翠 | fěi cuì | jadeite; tree kingfisher |
| 翠绿 (翠綠) | cuì lǜ | greenish-blue; emerald green |
| 青翠 | qīng cuì | fresh and green; verdant |
| 苍翠 (蒼翠) | cāng cuì | verdant |
| 滴翠 | dī cuì | verdant; green |
| 鸟类 (鳥類) | niǎo lèi | birds |
| 小鸟 (小鳥) | xiǎo niǎo | small bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) |
| 鸟儿 (鳥兒) | niǎo r | bird |
See also: Japanese symbol for “kingfisher”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.