chóu

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Depicts two birds facing each other

Components
隹 iconic component

  Iconic component

zhuī

  

bird

隹 iconic component

  Iconic component

zhuī

  

bird

Evolution

雔 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
雔 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
雔 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

chóu

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Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)

Remnant component in 1 character (1 verified)