渡渡鸟 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

dùdùniǎo

dodo

dù cross

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 度 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

度 Sound component

dù, du measure

Character Evolution

Seal form — Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Seal form — Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Qin 221-206 BC

Clerical form — Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Regular Modern

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	duH	[d]ˤak-s	to ford
Zhengzhang		daːɡs
Unicode	dhò

說文解字

濟也。从水度聲。

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

niǎo bird Simplified

Simplified form of 鳥. Pictograph of a bird.

Component uses

Sound (2 of 5 verified)

岛袅鸾茑鸻

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode

niǎo bird Traditional

Pictograph of a bird.

Character Evolution

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 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

Clerical form — Clerical Qin 221-206 BC

Regular Modern

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Component uses

Sound (2 of 4 verified)

Remnant (2)

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	tewX	tˤiwʔ	bird

說文解字

《說文》：“鳥，長尾禽緫名也。象形，鳥之足似匕，从匕。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)