Zi Collection, Page Position: Upper, Radical: Bird (niǎo), Page 103, Entry 09 Pronounced xīn (entering tone) in Tang Yun (Tang Yun) and xuě (entering tone) in Jiyun (Jiyun), same pronunciation as "xù". Explained in Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen Jiezi) as the name of a bird, specifics unknown. One theory suggests the character form is derived from "suì", referring to a strange bird. Guangyun (Guangyun) records: 䳳, a type of small bird.