Zi Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Page 12, Entry 03 With hair gathered in tufts like horns — Book of Odes (Shijing) Pronounced nie (entering tone) A type of bird. According to the "Guangyun" (Guangyun), this character is pronounced nie zhe qie, sounding the same as "nie". It means birds flying. According to the "Leipian" (Leipian), it is the name of a bird.