What 鶷 means
It is an old Chinese character used in bird names. In old dictionaries, the paired form 鶷𪆰 is glossed with bird names 反舌 and 百舌; another gloss identifies it as 白頭烏, a white-headed crow. The records do not settle on one modern species.
A Han dynasty gloss attributed to Fu Qian in 《通俗文》, a Chinese wordbook, calls 鶷𪆰 a white-headed crow. It preserves an old bird name, but does not tell us who created the character.
Does 鶷 name one exact bird?
No; historical references give more than one identification. Two old Chinese reference works, 《廣韻》 and 字林, compare the paired name with a small bird called 伯勞. A later account from the Ming dynasty by Li Shizhen describes a dark, spotted bird with a black bill under 百舌. These are distinct historical identifications, not details to combine into one modern species description.
A classical bird-name rather than familiar everyday wording; in casual chat, it needs context before you infer a tone.
The old glosses do not establish one modern bird species.
Drift: As of 2026, no settled chat meaning is established for 鶷; without more context, its historical bird-name is the grounded reading.
Who writes 鶷
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What it means when someone sends it to you
4 readingsNo clear chat reading is established; the character's bird-name history is the grounded clue.
Worth knowing
- One old gloss links the bird's name with echoing other birds' calls; that explains the historical wording, not a modern species identification.
Questions people ask
1Why does 鶷 show as a box?
A box or question mark can appear when the app's font cannot draw 鶷. Try a font with broad CJK ideograph coverage.
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- meaning of 鶷 · 鶷𪆰 · xiá · xia · 𪃜 · 反舌 · 百舌 · 白頭烏
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鶷\9DB7Codes and encoding1 code points
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