bird

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph of a bird in oracle-bone and seal script, depicting the head, wings, and tail of a bird. It serves as the primary radical for words related to birds and winged creatures.

Mnemonic: Shape resembles a bird viewed from above, with its head and two wings spread out to the sides.

• 𱉵lái🔊

  used in 鶆䴈|𱉵𬸩[lai2 ao3]

  12 strokes

• 鳫yàn🔊

  old variant of 雁[yan4]

  13 strokes

• 鳯fèng🔊

  variant of 鳳|凤[feng4]

  13 strokes

• 鹉wǔ🔊

  used in 鸚鵡|鹦鹉[ying1 wu3]

  13 strokes

• 鹊què🔊

  magpie

  13 strokes

• 鹋miáo🔊

  used in 鴯鶓|鸸鹋[er2 miao2]

  13 strokes

• 鹌ān🔊

  used in 鵪鶉|鹌鹑[an1 chun2]

  13 strokes

• 鹍kūn🔊

  see 鵾雞|鹍鸡[kun1 ji1]

  13 strokes

• 鹎bēi🔊

  the Pycnonotidae or bulbul family of birds

  13 strokes

• 鹏Péng🔊

  Peng, large fabulous bird

  13 strokes

• 鹐qiān🔊

  (of a bird) to peck

  13 strokes

• 鹑chún🔊

  (bound form) quail

  13 strokes

• 鹒gēng🔊

  used in 鶬鶊|鸧鹒[cang1 geng1]

  13 strokes

• 鹓yuān🔊

  firebird (mythology)

  13 strokes

• 鹔sù🔊

  used in 鷫鸘|鹔鹴[su4 shuang1]

  13 strokes

• 鸣míng🔊

  to cry (of birds, animals and insects)

  14 strokes

• 凤fèng🔊

  phoenix

  14 strokes

• 鹕hú🔊

  used in 鵜鶘|鹈鹕[ti2 hu2]

  14 strokes

• 鹖hé🔊

  crossbill

  14 strokes

• 鹗è🔊

  (bird species of China) osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

  14 strokes

• 鹘gǔ🔊

  used in 鶻鵃|鹘鸼[gu3 zhou1]

  14 strokes

• 鹙qiū🔊

  see 鶖鷺|鹙鹭[qiu1 lu4]

  14 strokes

• 鹚cí🔊

  variant of 鶿|鹚[ci2]

  14 strokes

• 鹛méi🔊

  babbler (bird)

  14 strokes

• 鹜wù🔊

  duck

  14 strokes

• 𫛶chì🔊

  used in 鸂鶒|㶉𫛶[xi1 chi4]

  14 strokes

• 𬸚yuè🔊

  used in 鸑鷟|𬸚𬸦[yue4 zhuo2]

  14 strokes

• 鹤hè🔊

  crane

  15 strokes

• 䴓shī🔊

  nuthatch (bird of genus Sitta)

  15 strokes

• 鴄pī🔊

  wild duck

  15 strokes

• 鹝yì🔊

  pheasant

  15 strokes

• 鹞yào🔊

  sparrow hawk

  15 strokes

• 鹟wēng🔊

  flycatcher (bird)

  15 strokes

• 鹠liú🔊

  used in 鵂鶹|鸺鹠[xiu1 liu2]

  15 strokes

• 鹡jí🔊

  used in 鶺鴒|鹡鸰[ji2 ling2]

  15 strokes

• 鹢yì🔊

  a kind of aquatic bird

  15 strokes

• 鹣jiān🔊

  mythical bird with one eye and one wing

  15 strokes

• 𬸣xiān🔊

  (literary) (adjective) (of birds) flying; soaring

  15 strokes

• 鴪yù🔊

  old variant of 鴥[yu4]

  16 strokes

• 鹥yī🔊

  wigeon (Anas penelope, a Eurasian duck)

  16 strokes

• 鹦yīng🔊

  (bound form) parrot

  16 strokes

• 鹧zhè🔊

  partridge

  16 strokes

• 鹨liù🔊

  pipit (genus Anthus)

  16 strokes

• 𬸦zhuó🔊

  used in 鸑鷟|𬸚𬸦[yue4 zhuo2]

  16 strokes

• 䴔jiāo🔊

  a kind of aquatic bird

  17 strokes

• 䴕liè🔊

  woodpecker

  17 strokes

• 鹩liáo🔊

  eastern wren

  17 strokes

• 鹪jiāo🔊

  eastern wren

  17 strokes