kūn

a bird resembling the crane

Components
昆 sound component

  Sound component

kūn

  

elder brother

鸟 meaning component

  Meaning component

niǎodiǎo

  

bird

bird

Evolution

鹍 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
鹍 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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kūn

a bird resembling the crane; large bird, possibly related to crane or swan (archaic); mythical monstrous bird, cf Sinbad's roc