bird
niǎo (niao3)
Radical no. 196 · 11 strokes (第 196 部首 · 11 画 dì 196 bùshǒu · 11 huà)
Radical ⿃ (niǎo) — meaning: bird, 11 strokes.
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.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
117 characters- 鹫jiù
vulture
17 strokes
- 鹬yù
common snipe
17 strokes
- 𬸩ǎo
used in 鶆䴈|𱉵𬸩[lai2 ao3]
17 strokes
- 𬸪fán
water-hen
17 strokes
- 鹰yīng
general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)
HSK 718 strokes
- 䳗é
variant of 鵝|鹅[e2]
18 strokes
- 鹭lù
heron
18 strokes
- 鹮huán
spoonbill
18 strokes
- 鹯zhān
sparrow hawk
18 strokes
- 鹱hù
(bound form) bird of the Procellariidae family, which includes shearwaters, gadfly petrels etc
18 strokes
- 鹲méng
tropic bird
18 strokes
- 鵺yè
a kind of bird similar to pheasant
19 strokes
- 䴗jú
variant of 鵙[ju2]
20 strokes
- 䴘tī
used in 鷿鷈|䴙䴘[pi4 ti1]
21 strokes
- 莺yīng
oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers
21 strokes
- 鶸ruò
siskin
21 strokes
- 鷬huáng
black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
22 strokes
- 鹳guàn
crane
22 strokes
- 鹴shuāng
used in 鷫鸘|鹔鹴[su4 shuang1]
22 strokes
- 䴙pì
used in 鷿鷈|䴙䴘[pi4 ti1]
24 strokes
- 㶉xī
used in 鸂鶒|㶉𫛶[xi1 chi4]
24 strokes
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.