What does 隹 mean in Chinese?

隹 is a Chinese character with the radical 隹.

How do you write 隹?

Use the interactive stroke-order tool to see how 隹 is written.

The radical of 隹 is 隹 (short-tailed bird, Kangxi radical #172).

Stroke count information for 隹 is being updated.

隹 is not on the new HSK exam's character list. It may still appear in words you meet in reading.

隹

Quick Answer

隹 is a Chinese character with radical 隹 (short-tailed bird).

Radical	隹 (#172: short-tailed bird)
Frequency	#2197 most common

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