zhè

partridge

Components

Sound component
shù, zhù, zhē numerous
Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtjaːɡs
Unicodejià

說文解字

鷓鴣,鳥名。从鳥庶聲。

Sources

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

zhè partridge Simplified

Components

Sound component
shù, zhù, zhē numerous
Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode