懂中文 Dong Chinese

鹇

xián

the silver pheasant

Components
闲 sound component

闲  Sound component

xián

  

fence

鸟 meaning component

鸟  Meaning component

niǎo, diǎo

  

bird

bird

Evolution

鹇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鹇 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

鹇 (鷳) 

xián

the silver pheasant, Lophura nycthemera; variant of 鷴|鹇[xián]

鹇 (鷴) 

xián

silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus); silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade