鸑

Information about character(s)

Radical: 鳥
Radical Strokes: 11
Additional Strokes: 14
Total Strokes: 25

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yuè
Cantonese: ngok6
JapaneseOn: GAKU

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: a large, duck-like waterfowl with red eyes; a young phoenix

CE-Dict: young phoenix

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《鳥部》鸑鸑鷟，鳳屬，神鳥也。从鳥獄聲。《春秋國語》曰：“周之興也，鸑鷟鳴於岐山。”江中有鸑鷟，似鳧而大，赤目。

康熙字典文字版 【亥集中】【鳥字部】鸑
【唐韻】五角切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】逆角切，𠀤音嶽。【說文】鸑鷟，鳳屬。神鳥也。【周語】周之興也，鸑鷟鳴於歧。【張說·握乾符頌】鳴鸑改號。又【本草】江中有鸑鷟，似鳧而大，赤目。○按此卽鸀鳿聲轉耳。【集韻】或作𩁓。