鶼
Information about character(s)
Radical: 鳥Radical Strokes: 11
Additional Strokes: 10
Total Strokes: 21
Simplified Form: 鹣
Pronunciation
Pinyin: jiān, qiānCantonese: gim1
JapaneseKun: TSUIBAMU
JapaneseOn: KEN KAN
Dictionary definitions
Unicode: fabulous mythical birdCE-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