mǔ jī
hen
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母鸡在孵蛋。
mǔjī zài fū dàn.
The hen is hatching eggs.
母鸡咯咯叫。
mǔjī gēgē jiào.
The hen is clucking.
母鸡下蛋了。
mǔjī xià dàn le.
The hen has laid an egg.
老母鸡 (lǎomǔjī)
old hen
母鸡仔 (mǔjīzǐ)
chick
公鸡 (gōngjī)
rooster
母鸭 (mǔyā)
mother duck
The Chinese word 母鸡 (mǔjī) for "hen" is composed of two characters: 母 (mǔ), meaning "mother", and 鸡 (jī), meaning "chicken". The character 母 is a pictograph depicting a woman with a child, while the character 鸡 is a pictograph depicting a chicken. Together, the two characters 母鸡 form a compound word that literally means "mother chicken". This term is used to refer to female chickens, particularly those that are used for laying eggs or raising chicks.
