How do you pronounce 杜鹃?

杜鹃 is pronounced "dù juān" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

What HSK level is 杜鹃?

杜鹃 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

杜鹃 is made up of the characters 杜, 鹃. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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杜鹃 (dù juān) means "cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟); Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花|杜鹃花)" in Chinese.

杜鹃

dù juān

cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟); Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花|杜鹃花)

Traditional: 杜鵑

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