鹁鸪
bó​gū

oriental turtle dove

鹁 bó species of pigeon Simplified

Components

孛
孛 Sound component
bó, bèi flourishing, thriving
鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鸪 gū species of Taiwan pigeon Simplified

Components

古
古 Sound component
gǔ old
鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鵓 species of pigeon Traditional

Components

孛
孛 Sound component
bó, bèi flourishing, thriving
鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangbɯːd

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

鴣 species of Taiwan pigeon Traditional

Components

古
古 Sound component
gǔ old
鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkaː
Unicodego

說文解字

鷓鴣也。从鳥古聲。

Sources

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