jiān, qiān fabulous mythical bird Simplified

Components

Sound component
jiān double
Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

dié, qiè, zhá flatfish Simplified

Components

Meaning component
fish

fish

Sound component
leaf

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

fabulous mythical bird Traditional

Components

Sound component
jiān double
Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkeːm

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

flatfish Traditional

Components

Meaning component
fish

fish

Sound component
leaf

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl̥ʰaːb
l'eːb

說文解字

比目魚也。从魚枼聲。

Sources

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