鸦雀无声 yāquèwúshēng silent

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Traditional: 鴉雀無聲

Stroke order

鸦雀无声 is written in 31 strokes across 4 characters.

鸦雀无声 — the Chinese character for silent (yāquèwúshēng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 鸦雀无声 — silent

鸦 — 9 strokes
雀 — 11 strokes
无 — 4 strokes
声 — 7 strokes

Senses

lit. crow and peacock make no sound
absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard
absolute silence

Characters in 鸦雀无声

鸦 yā — crow
雀 què — (bound form) small bird; sparrow
无 wú — not to have; no; none
声 shēng — sound; voice; tone

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

鸦雀无声 is pronounced yāquèwúshēng and means “silent”.

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