黑颈鹤

Traditional form:

黑頸鶴

Pinyin (reading):

hēijǐnghè

Definitions:

• (bird species of China) black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)

Characters:

• 黑 - black; dark; evil, sinister
• 颈 - neck, throat
• 鹤 - crane; Grus species (various)

Traditional characters:

• 黑 - black; dark; evil, sinister
• 頸 - neck, throat
• 鶴 - crane; Grus species (various)