鶷

Pronunciationxiá
Strokes21 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation xiá
Five Elements None
Fortune None
Radical
Simplified Strokes 21 strokes
Traditional Strokes 21 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 1496
View Original Page 1496
Hai Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Bird (niǎo). Character: 鶷. Kangxi stroke count: 21. Page 1496, Entry 25. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced xia. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xia. The sound is xia. 鶷 is the name of a bird. Dictionary of Characters (Zilin): 鶷 resembles the shrike (bai lao) but is smaller. Also, 鶷 is the mockingbird (fan she). Li Shizhen states: The mockingbird (bai she) resembles a pheasant (gou) but is smaller. Its body is somewhat long, greyish-black, with slight spots. Its beak is also sharp and black. When it walks, it bows its head. Xie Lingyun, Ode to Mountain Living (Shan ju fu): The pheasant (ji que) has embroidery-like texture, the 鶷鸐 (he di) has ribbon-like markings. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced he. The meaning is the same.

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