qú​yán​liù

robin accentor

qú, gōu, gòu mynah Simplified

Components

Sound component
sentence
Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

yán cliff

The rocks that make up a mountain 

Components

Meaning component
shān mountain
Meaning component
shí stone

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartngæm[ŋ]ˤr[a]m (< uvular?)rocky, lofty
Zhengzhangŋraːm
Unicodengam

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

liù Anthus species (various) Simplified

Components

Sound component
liù, lù to sweep away, to remove
Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

mynah Traditional

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkoː
ɡo

說文解字

鴝鵒也。从鳥句聲。

Sources

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

Anthus species (various) Traditional

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmɡlɯw
rɯwɢs
mɡrɯw
ɡrɯw

Sources

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