snipe

Components
矞 sound component

  Sound component

  

bore with awl

鸟 meaning component

  Meaning component

niǎodiǎo

  

bird

bird

Evolution

鹬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鹬 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
鹬 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

snipe, kingfisher; Tringa species (various); common snipe; sandpiper

Most common words with 鹬
Freq.
Word
Meaning

sandpiper

鹬蚌相争

lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both) (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party