蛎鹬
lì​yù

Eurasian oystercatcher

蛎 lì oyster Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 厉 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蠣.

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
厉
厉 Sound component
lì whetstone

Sources

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Unicode

鹬 yù, shù snipe Simplified

Components

矞
矞 Sound component
yù, jué, xù bore with awl
鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

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Unicode

蠣 oyster Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 厲 represents the sound.

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
厲
厲 Sound component
lì whetstone

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartljejHmə-rat-sstinging insect
Zhengzhangm·rads

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

鷸 snipe Traditional

Components

矞
矞 Sound component
yù, jué, xù bore with awl
鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɢʷid

說文解字

知天將雨鳥也。从鳥矞聲。《禮記》曰：“知天文者冠鷸。”

Sources

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