针尾沙锥

Traditional form:

針尾沙錐

Pinyin (reading):

zhēnwěishāzhuī

Definitions:

• (bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)

Characters:

• 针 - needle, pin, tack; acupuncture
• 尾 - tail; extremity, end; back, rear
• 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 锥 - gimlet, drill, awl; to drill, to bore

Traditional characters:

• 針 - needle, pin, tack; acupuncture
• 尾 - tail; extremity, end; back, rear
• 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 錐 - gimlet, drill, awl; to drill, to bore