zhuī

bird

Pictograph of a bird.

Evolution

隹 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
隹 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
隹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
隹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhuī

bird; KangXi radical 172; short-tailed bird

Component uses

Meaning component in 21 characters (8 verified)

Sound component in 20 characters (8 verified)

Iconic component in 15 characters (15 verified)

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)

Unknown component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Deleted component in 1 character (1 verified)