始祖鸟

Traditional form:

始祖鳥

Pinyin (reading):

shǐzǔniǎo

Definitions:

• Archaeopteryx

Characters:

• 始 - to begin, to start; beginning
• 祖 - ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname
• 鸟 - bird

Traditional characters:

• 始 - to begin, to start; beginning
• 祖 - ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname
• 鳥 - bird