sǔn

falcon

Pictograph of a falcon.

Components
隹 iconic component

  Iconic component

zhuī

  

bird

◎ iconic component

  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts the tail of a falcon.

Evolution

隼 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
隼 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

sǔn

aquiline (nose); a falcon; falcon; Taiwan pr. [zhǔn]

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)