Dong Chinese dictionary

niǎo, diǎo

bird

Pictograph of a bird.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

niǎo

bird; KangXi radical 196; CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam

diǎo

variant of 屌[diǎo]; penis

Most common words with 鳥

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	鸟	bird
	鸟儿	bird
	小鸟	penis (kiddie term)
	鸟类	birds
	雷鸟	capercaillie (Lagopus, several species)

Component uses

Meaning component in 76 characters (6 verified)

Sound component in 4 characters (1 verified)

Sources