sǔn

falcon

Pictograph of a falcon.

Components

Iconic component
zhuī, cuī, wéi bird
Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts the tail of a falcon.


Character Evolution

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

Component uses

Sound (1 of 2 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartswinX[s]urʔ hawk, falcon

說文解字

《說文》:“鵻,祝鳩也。从鳥,隹聲。隼,鵻或从隹、一。一曰鶉字。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica