斑嘴鹈鹕
bān​zuǐ​tí​hú

spot-billed pelican

斑 bān mottled

Markings 文 in jade 王

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king
文
文 Meaning component
wén writing
王
王 Meaning component
wáng king

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

癍

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

癍

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartpænpˤranvariegated
Zhengzhangpraːn
Unicodeban

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

嘴 zuǐ mouth

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 觜 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
觜
觜 SoundMeaning component
zuǐ, zī beak

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangʔseʔ
Unicodetziuɛ̌

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

鹈 tí, tī pelican Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 弟 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鵜.

Components

鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird
弟
弟 Sound component
dì, di younger brother

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鹕 hú pelican Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 胡 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鶘.

Components

鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird
胡
胡 Sound component
hú beard

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鵜 pelican Traditional

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

Components

鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird
弟
弟 Sound component
dì, di younger brother

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangdiːl
Unicodedhei

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

鶘 pelican Traditional

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

Components

鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird
胡
胡 Sound component
hú beard

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡaː

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang