Dong Chinese dictionary

què

magpie

Simplified form of 鵲. Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 昔 represents the sound. Originally written as 舄.

Components

鸟 Meaning component

niǎo, diǎo

bird

昔 Sound component

xī

in the past, ancient times

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Definitions

què

magpie; Pica species (various)

Most common words with 鹊

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	鹊	magpie
	喜鹊	(bird species of China) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
	鹊桥	magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女\|牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting
	扁鹊	秦越人[QínYuèrén] (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills, nicknamed Bian Que after the earliest known Chinese physician allegedly from the 黃帝\|黄帝[Huángdì] era
	鹊巢鸠占	to reap where one has not sown

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