When the formation data identifies 鳥 / 鸟 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
鳥
Radical 196 of 214 · 11 strokes
Bird
niǎo · forms 鳥 / 鸟
Unicode uses 鳥 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is bird; Kangxi radical 196. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
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Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.
The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.
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鸡jīchickenDetails+
semantic formation
Formation: Simplified form of 雞. Originally was a pictograph of a chicken. Later changed to a phonosemantic compound of 奚 and 隹 (bird). The traditional 隹 (bird) component was replaced with 鸟, a different character for "bird".
- 又Simplified form(hand); again
- 鸟Semantic componentbird
- Category radical
- 鸟 bird
- Visual structure
- 又 + 鸟
HSK words with 鸡1 word in this course
鸟niǎobirdDetails+
formation note
Formation: Simplified form of 鳥. Pictograph of a bird.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 鸟 bird
- Visual structure
- Not available
HSK words with 鸟1 word in this course
鳥niǎobirdDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a bird.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 鳥 bird
- Visual structure
- 灬
HSK words with 鳥1 word in this course
鸭yāduck; Anas species (various)Details+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鴨.
- 鸟Semantic componentbird
- 甲Phonetic componentfirst heavenly stem
- Category radical
- 鸟 bird
- Visual structure
- 甲 + 鸟
HSK words with 鸭1 word in this course
鴨yāduck; Anas species (various)Details+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound.
- 鳥Semantic componentbird
- 甲Phonetic componentfirst heavenly stem
- Category radical
- 鳥 bird
- Visual structure
- 甲 + 鳥
HSK words with 鴨1 word in this course
鸣mínga bird call or animal cry; to make a soundDetails+
compound formation
Compound formation: The sound 口 a bird 鸟 makes
- Category radical
- 鸟 bird
- Visual structure
- 口 + 鸟
HSK words with 鸣1 word in this course
鳴mínga bird call or animal cry; to make a soundDetails+
compound formation
Compound formation: The sound 口 a bird 鳥 makes
- Category radical
- 鳥 bird
- Visual structure
- 口 + 鳥
HSK words with 鳴1 word in this course
鸦yācrow; Corvus species (various)Details+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 牙 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鴉.
- 鸟Semantic componentbird
- 牙Phonetic componenttooth
- Category radical
- 鸟 bird
- Visual structure
- 牙 + 鸟
HSK words with 鸦1 word in this course
鴉yācrow; Corvus species (various)Details+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 牙 represents the sound.
- 鳥Semantic componentbird
- 牙Phonetic componenttooth
- Category radical
- 鳥 bird
- Visual structure
- 牙 + 鳥
HSK words with 鴉1 word in this course
鸽gēpigeon, dove; Columba species (various)Details+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鴿.
- 鸟Semantic componentbird
- 合Phonetic componenttogether; join
- Category radical
- 鸟 bird
- Visual structure
- 合 + 鸟
HSK words with 鸽1 word in this course
鴿gēpigeon, dove; Columba species (various)Details+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound.
- 鳥Semantic componentbird
- 合Phonetic componenttogether; join
- Category radical
- 鳥 bird
- Visual structure
- 合 + 鳥
HSK words with 鴿1 word in this course
Classification: Unicode 17.0 kRSUnicode. Structure: Make Me a Hanzi. Formation: Dong Chinese Lexicon where available, with a documented Make Me a Hanzi fallback. Method and licenses.