Wei Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Feather (yǔ)
Character: hui
Kangxi strokes: 15
Page 958, Entry 25
Pronounced hui.
According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a large flight.
According to the Erya, Explaining Birds (Erya, Shinia), the falcon and hawk species are similar; their flight is described as hui. The commentary notes it describes the rapid sound of flapping wings. The sub-commentary states that hui-hui represents the sound of the wings during rapid flight.
Furthermore, the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) states that south of the Yi and Luo rivers, a pheasant with all five colors is called a hui. The Erya, Explaining Birds (Erya, Shinia) states that south of the Yi and Luo rivers, a bird with a plain base and all five colors forming a pattern is called a hui. The commentary notes that the hui is also a type of pheasant, referring to its bright and fresh plumage.
In the Book of Odes (Shijing), Small Odes (Xiaoya), it is written: Like a hui in flight. The annotation states that the hui is a distinctively unusual bird.
In the Commentary to the Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), year 17 of Duke Zhao, regarding the Five Pheasants, it is noted that there are five types of pheasants, and those south of the Yi and Luo rivers are called hui pheasants.