嚶

Information about character(s)

Radical: 口
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 17
Total Strokes: 20
Simplified Form: 嘤

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yīng
Cantonese: ang1 jing1
JapaneseKun: NAKU
JapaneseOn: OU
Korean: AYNG
Vietnamese: inh

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: seek friends; also used in names; the call of a bird

CE-Dict: calling of birds

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.[Onomatopoeia] chirp

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《口部》嚶鳥鳴也。从口嬰聲。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集上】【口字部】嚶
【唐韻】烏莖切【集韻】於莖切【韻會】幺莖切，𠀤音櫻。【說文】鳥鳴也。【詩·小雅】鳥鳴嚶嚶。【爾雅·釋訓】嚶嚶，相切直也。【註】嚶嚶兩鳥鳴，喩朋友切磋相正。　又【集韻】通作譻。【張衡·思𤣥賦】鳴玉鸞之譻譻。
考證：〔【爾雅·釋訓】嚶嚶，相切直也。【註】嚶嚶而鳥鳴。〕　謹照原文而鳥鳴改兩鳥鳴。

CF-Dict: pépiement/gazouillement

Han-De-Dict: (English: calling of birds) (u.E.)