懂中文 Dong Chinese

鴛

yuān

male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 夗 represents the sound.

Components
鳥 meaning component

鳥  Meaning component

niǎo, diǎo

  

bird

夗 sound component

夗  Sound component

yuàn

  

to turn over when asleep

Evolution

鴛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鴛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

鸳 (鴛) 

yuān

male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); mandarin duck

Most common words with 鴛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鸳鸯

(fig.) affectionate couple

鸳

mandarin duck

鸳鸯戏水

fig. to make love

野鸳鸯

wild mandarin duck