zhèn

a bird resembling the secretary falcon

Components
冘 sound component

  Sound component

yínyóu

  

to move on

鸟 meaning component

  Meaning component

niǎodiǎo

  

bird

bird

Evolution

鸩 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鸩 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
鸩 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

zhèn

a bird resembling the secretary falcon; legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison; poisonous; to poison sb

Most common words with 鸩
Freq.
Word
Meaning

poisonous

饮鸩止渴

fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse