a type of bird

Phonosemantic compound. represents the sound and represents the meaning.

Components
虍 sound component

  Sound component

  

tiger

隹 meaning component

  Meaning component

zhuī

  

bird

bird

Evolution

雐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
雐 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

a type of bird

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)