鳶
yuān

kite

Components

弋
弋 Sound component
yì to shoot
鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɢʷen
Unicodeiuɛn

Sources

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

鸢 yuān kite Simplified

Components

弋
弋 Sound component
yì to shoot
鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode