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Rooster / Chicken
Year of the Rooster / Zodiac Sign
鷄 or 雞 is the character for rooster or chicken in Chinese, old Korean, and Japanese.
If you were born in the year of the rooster (chicken), you . . .
Have a unique sense of color.
Are high principled and responsible.
Have persuasive power.
Are honest.
Have a great ability to communicate.
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Rooster Chicken | 鷄 or 雞 鸡 or 鶏 | niwatori | jī / ji1 / ji | chi |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your chicken search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
鳥 鸟 see styles |
niǎo / niao3 niao yanadori / やなどり |
 More info & calligraphy: (1) bird; (2) bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry; (surname) Yanadori A bird; a bird |
殻 see styles |
qiào / qiao4 ch`iao / chiao gara / がら |
variant of 殼|壳[qiao4] (n,n-pref) (1) (kana only) (See 鶏がら) chicken bones (e.g. for soup); chicken carcass; (2) (kana only) poor-quality coke (coal); (suffix) (3) (kana only) left-overs; remnants |
禽 see styles |
qín / qin2 ch`in / chin kin / とり |
generic term for birds and animals; birds; to capture (old) (1) bird; (2) bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry bird |
紐 纽 see styles |
niǔ / niu3 niu himo(p);himo / ひも(P);ヒモ |
to turn; to wrench; button; nu (Greek letter Νν) (1) (kana only) string; cord; (2) (kana only) (esp. ヒモ) man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; pimp; (3) (kana only) restrictions; conditions; (4) (kana only) mantle (shellfish, etc.); (5) (kana only) {food} small intestine (beef, pork); oviduct meat (chicken) |
酉 see styles |
yǒu / you3 yu tori / とり |
10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster; ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west) (1) the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; the Chicken; the Bird; (2) (obsolete) (See 酉の刻) hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); (3) (obsolete) west; (4) (obsolete) eight month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Yuu |
雞 鸡 see styles |
jī / ji1 chi kei |
fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute kukkuṭa, a cock, fowl, chicken, hen; translit. ku, ke, go. |
鶏 see styles |
jī / ji1 chi niwatori(p);tori;kake(ok);kutakake(ok);niwatori / にわとり(P);とり;かけ(ok);くたかけ(ok);ニワトリ |
Japanese variant of 雞|鸡 (1) chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; (2) (See 鶏肉・1) chicken meat |
ずり see styles |
zuri / ずり | (1) shear (wind, fluids); (2) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) (See 砂ずり・すなずり・1) chicken gizzard |
三牲 see styles |
sān shēng / san1 sheng1 san sheng |
the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig; later pig, chicken and fish) |
三鳥 see styles |
sanchou / sancho / さんちょう | (1) {food} chicken, goose and pheasant; (2) (archaism) (orig. meaning) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail |
六畜 see styles |
liù chù / liu4 chu4 liu ch`u / liu chu rokuchiku |
six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog The six animals likened to the six organs 六根, v. 六衆生. |
土雞 土鸡 see styles |
tǔ jī / tu3 ji1 t`u chi / tu chi |
free-range chicken |
地鳥 see styles |
jidori / じどり jitori / じとり | (1) nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; (2) locally raised chicken |
地鶏 see styles |
jidori / じどり jitori / じとり | nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same |
寄鍋 see styles |
yosenabe / よせなべ | (irregular okurigana usage) pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder |
廃鶏 see styles |
haikei / haike / はいけい | culled chicken; spent hen |
成鶏 see styles |
seikei / seke / せいけい | adult chicken; mature fowl |
手羽 see styles |
teba / てば | chicken wing |
捏ね see styles |
tsukune / つくね | chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg |
柴雞 柴鸡 see styles |
chái jī / chai2 ji1 ch`ai chi / chai chi |
a variety of free-range chicken, small with furless legs, laying smaller eggs |
正肉 see styles |
shouniku / shoniku / しょうにく | meat (esp. chicken) without bones, skin or excess fat |
水炊 see styles |
mizudaki / みずだき mizutaki / みずたき | (irregular okurigana usage) (food term) food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu) |
水痘 see styles |
shuǐ dòu / shui3 dou4 shui tou suitou / suito / すいとう |
chickenpox; Varicella zoster (med.) (See 水疱瘡) chickenpox; chicken pox |
油雞 油鸡 see styles |
yóu jī / you2 ji1 yu chi |
a variety of chicken |
炸雞 炸鸡 see styles |
zhá jī / zha2 ji1 cha chi |
fried chicken |
烏雞 乌鸡 see styles |
wū jī / wu1 ji1 wu chi |
black-boned chicken; silky fowl; silkie; Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson |
烤雞 烤鸡 see styles |
kǎo jī / kao3 ji1 k`ao chi / kao chi |
roast chicken |
焼鳥 see styles |
yakitori / やきとり | yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer |
端金 see styles |
hashitagane / はしたがね | odd money; loose change; small (paltry) sum (of money); chicken feed; (mere) pittance |
笨雞 笨鸡 see styles |
bèn jī / ben4 ji1 pen chi |
free-range chicken |
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