niǎo

the convolvulus

Components
艹 meaning component

  Meaning component

caocǎo

  

grass

weed

鸟 sound component

  Sound component

niǎodiǎo

  

bird

Evolution

茑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
茑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
茑 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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niǎo

the convolvulus; parasitic plants such as mistletoe; Ribes ambiguum; grossulariaceae