懂中文 Dong Chinese

鸢

yuān

kite

Components
弋 sound component

弋  Sound component

yì

  

to shoot

鸟 meaning component

鸟  Meaning component

niǎo, diǎo

  

bird

bird

Evolution

鸢 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
鸢 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
鸢 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
鸢 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
鸢 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

鸢 (鳶) 

yuān

kite; Milvus species (various); kite (small hawk)

Most common words with 鸢
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鸢

kite (small hawk)

鸢尾

Iricdaceae, the iris family

纸鸢

kite