diāo

eagle

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
鳥 meaning component

  Meaning component

niǎodiǎo

  

bird

周 sound component

  Sound component

zhōu

  

cycle

Evolution

鵰 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
鵰 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鵰 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

𫛲 () 

diāo

eagle, vulture; Aquila species (various)

() 

diāo

bird of prey

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