qiū

large waterfowl with naked head

qiū
[water bird]
(bound form) a large water bird mentioned in ancient texts, likely referring to the adjutant stork, 秃鹙 tū​qiū; it is described as looking like a large crane with a bald head and neck, gray or black feathers, and a greedy or aggressive nature
black drongo
(bound form) the black drongo, a black bird with a long forked tail commonly found in agricultural areas and known for its aggressive behavior when nesting

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Frequency

Written text
9,206th most common 0.005 per million

Details

Simplified
Strokes
20
Unicode
U+9D96

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