鴙 (zhì) - A type of large bird, possibly referring to & archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.

鴙Tone 4

zhì ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

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鴙 · zhì

A type of large bird, possibly referring to a crane or heron;

archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.

A type of large bird, possibly referring toarchaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.

Usage highlights

鴙鸟古鴙文鴙鴙羽鴙鸣

Synonyms

  • 鹤— crane (more common character for large birds)
  • 鹭— heron/egret (another type of large wading bird)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text mentioned a large bird called 鴙 (鴙).
  • In classical literature, 鴙 appears as a rare avian reference (鴙鸟).
  • The character 鴙 is found in some historical documents (古文中鴙).

Collocations

  • 鴙鸟(鴙鸟)
  • 古鴙(古鴙)
  • 文鴙(文鴙)
  • 鴙羽(鴙羽)
  • 鴙鸣(鴙鸣)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 鴙 is an archaic character that appears in some classical Chinese texts.
  • The character combines the bird radical (鳥) with 矢 (arrow), possibly suggesting a bird associated with arrows or swift flight.
  • It is rarely used in modern Chinese and primarily of interest to scholars studying ancient texts.

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