鶕 (ān) - Ancient form of 鹌 (ān), meaning 'quail'.

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鶕 · ān

Ancient form of 鹌 (ān), meaning 'quail'.

Ancient form of 鹌 (ān), meaning 'quail'.

Usage highlights

QuailOld character for quailVariant form 鶕

Synonyms

  • 鹌— quail (modern standard form)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The quail (鶕) is a small bird.
  • Ancient texts sometimes wrote quail as 鶕 (鶕).
  • The character 鶕 is an old variant for quail.

Collocations

  • Quail(鶕)
  • Old character for quail(鶕字)
  • Variant form 鶕(异体字鶕)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 鶕 is an ancient variant form of the character 鹌, which refers to the quail.
  • In historical texts, variant characters like 鶕 were more common before standardization.

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