鶷

Pronunciationxiá
Strokes21 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation xiá
Five Elements 0
Fortune
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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