() - An ancient Chinese character referring to a type & now obsolete and extremely rare in modern usage.

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hū | 14 strokes | radical:

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An ancient Chinese character referring to a type of bird, possibly a falcon or hawk;

now obsolete and extremely rare in modern usage.

An ancient Chinese character referring to a typenow obsolete and extremely rare in modern usage.
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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The character 雐 appears in ancient texts (古文中出现雐字).
  • This character describes a bird of prey (猛禽).
  • It is no longer used in modern Chinese (现代汉语不再使用).

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears only in ancient Chinese dictionaries and texts, now completely obsolete.
  • One of many rare characters that fell out of use as the writing system evolved.
  • Primarily of interest to scholars studying ancient Chinese paleography.

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