鹌
ān

quail

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 奄 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鵪.

Components

鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird
奄
奄 Sound component
yǎn, yān to enclose

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鵪 ān quail Traditional

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

Components

鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird
奄
奄 Sound component
yǎn, yān to enclose

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqoːm

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang