鶼

Information about character(s)

Radical: 鳥
Radical Strokes: 11
Additional Strokes: 10
Total Strokes: 21
Simplified Form: 鹣

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jiān, qiān
Cantonese: gim1
JapaneseKun: TSUIBAMU
JapaneseOn: KEN KAN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: fabulous mythical bird

CE-Dict: mythical bird with one eye and one wing/see also 鰈鶼|鲽鹣[die2 jian1]

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a fabulous bird having only one wing so that a pair must unite in order to fly

康熙字典文字版 【亥集中】【鳥字部】鶼
【廣韻】古甜切【集韻】【韻會】堅嫌切【正韻】古嫌切，𠀤音兼。比翼鳥。【爾雅·釋鳥】南方有比翼鳥焉，不比不飛，其名謂之鶼鶼。【郭註】似鳧，靑赤色，一目一翼，相得乃飛。【正字通】山海經，崇吾山有鳥如鳧，一翼一目，曰𪈿𪈿。拾遺記，周成王時，然丘國獻此鳥，如鵲而多力。水經注，林邑有比翼鳥，名歸飛，其鳴自呼。按諸說，則西海南山皆有之，鶼鶼與𪈿𪈿實一也。

CF-Dict: oiseau mythologique n'ayant qu'un oeil et qu'une aile