鸬鹚
lú​cí

cormorant

鸬 lú cormorant Simplified

Components

卢
卢 Sound component
lú, lǘ, léi rice vessel
鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

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Unicode

鹚 cí the fishing cormorant Simplified

Components

兹
兹 Sound component
zī, cí now
鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

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Unicode

鸕 cormorant Traditional

Components

盧
盧 Sound component
rice vessel
鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangraː
Unicodelo

Sources

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

鶿 cí cormorant Traditional

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsɯ
zɯ

Sources

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