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䧹

yīng

eagle

Pictograph of an eagle perched on a branch. Original form of 鷹.

Components
爿 iconic component

爿  Iconic component

pán, qiáng

  

piece of wood

Depicts a branch.

隹 iconic component

隹  Iconic component

zhuī

  

bird

Evolution

䧹 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
䧹 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
䧹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
䧹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
䧹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

䧹  

yīng

(same as U+9DF9 鷹) hawk; eagle; falcon

Component uses

Sound component in 5 characters (3 verified)

應 应 鷹 鹰 膺

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)

应

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

13

Unicode

U+49F9

Shuowen

“，鳥也。从隹，瘖省聲。或从人，人亦聲。，籀文从鳥。”


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