a large black bird of the crow family. Rooks build their nests in groups at the tops of trees. 秃鼻乌鸦 - (also castle)
(in chess 国际象棋 any of the four pieces placed in the corner squares of the board at the start of the game, usually made to look like a castle 车
Word Originsense 1 Old English hrōc, probably imitative and of Germanic origin; related to Dutch roek.sense 2 Middle English: from Old French rock, based on Arabic ruk̲k̲ (of which the sense remains uncertain).