quèqiāo

sparrow

A small  bird 

Components
小 meaning component

  Meaning component

xiǎo

  

small

隹 meaning component

  Meaning component

zhuī

  

bird

Evolution

雀 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
雀 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
雀 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
雀 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
雀 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

què

sparrow; small bird; also pr. [qiǎo]

 

qiāo

a freckle; lentigo

Most common words with 雀
Freq.
Word
Meaning

sparrow

孔雀

peacock

麻雀

sparrow

雀斑

freckles

雀跃

excited