chickens

Simplified form of . The traditional (bird) component was replaced with , a different character for "bird".

Components
又 simplified component

  Simplified component

yòu

  

(hand), again

Shorthand form of the component in the traditional character .

鸟 meaning component

  Meaning component

niǎodiǎo

  

bird

Evolution

鸡 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
鸡 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
鸡 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鸡 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
鸡 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
鸡 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

chickens; domestic fowl; fowl; chicken; CL:|[zhī]; (slang) prostitute

Most common words with 鸡
Freq.
Word
Meaning

fowl

鸡蛋

(chicken) egg

鸡肉

chicken meat

火鸡

turkey

鸡尾酒

cocktail (loanword)