zhì

pheasant

Components
矢 sound component

  Sound component

shǐ

  

arrow

隹 meaning component

  Meaning component

zhuī

  

bird

bird

Evolution

雉 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
雉 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
雉 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhì

pheasant; crenellated wall; ringed pheasant

Most common words with 雉
Freq.
Word
Meaning

ringed pheasant

雉鸡

(bird species of China) common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)