北朱雀

Traditional form:

北朱雀

Pinyin (reading):

běizhūquè

Definitions:

• (bird species of China) Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)

Characters:

• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 朱 - cinnabar, vermilion; surname
• 雀 - sparrow

Traditional characters:

• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 朱 - cinnabar, vermilion; surname
• 雀 - sparrow