ān

quail

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
鸟 meaning component

  Meaning component

niǎodiǎo

  

bird

奄 sound component

  Sound component

yǎnyān

  

ere long

Evolution

鹌 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
鹌 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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ān

quail; Coturnix coturnix

Most common words with 鹌
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鹌鹑

quail

quail