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Information about character(s)

Radical:
Radical Strokes: 11
Additional Strokes: 10
Total Strokes: 21
Variants:

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yàn
Cantonese: aan3
JapaneseKun: UZURA
JapaneseOn: AN EN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: quail

CE-Dict: quail-like bird

康熙字典文字版 【亥集中】【鳥字部】 鷃
【廣韻】烏㵎切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】於諫切,𠀤音晏。同鴳鴽也。一名鵪,又名鸋。小雀也。【禽經】雉上有丈,鷃上有赤。雉上飛能丈,故計丈。鷃上飛能尺。赤與尺通。亦作斥,莊子所云斥鷃是也。李時珍曰:鷃不木處,可謂安寧自如矣。莊子所謂騰躍不過數仞,下翔蓬蒿之閒者也。又曰鷃,𠋫鳥也。常晨鳴如雞,趨民收麥,行者以爲𠋫。【禮·內則】雉兔鶉鷃。又【集韻】伊甸切,音宴。鶉屬。