鹉

鵡
wǔ
武 + 鸟

Definitions

wǔ used in 鸚鵡|鹦鹉[yīng wǔ]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 武 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鵡.

Semantic: 鸟 Phonetic: 武

About

The character 鹉 is a phono-semantic compound created to represent a parrot, functioning almost exclusively as the second half of the binomial 鹚鹉. Its traditional form 鵡 combines the semantic radical 鳥 (bird) with the phonetic component 武 (military), which provides only the sound value. In the simplified version 鹉, the radical 鳥 is replaced by 鸟, while 武 remains unchanged. The character's meaning is restricted to this specific type of vocalizing tropical bird, demonstrating how certain Chinese characters act as bound morphemes tied to particular biological categories and cannot stand independently.

Example Sentences Hide

这只鹦鹉会说话。

Zhè zhī yīngwǔ huì shuōhuà.

This parrot can talk.

我喜欢那只鹦鹉。

Wǒ xǐhuān nà zhī yīngwǔ.

I like that parrot.

彩色鹦鹉真美丽。

Cǎisè yīngwǔ zhēn měilì.

The colorful parrot is really beautiful.

鹦鹉在树上唱歌。

Yīngwǔ zài shù shàng chànggē.

The parrot is singing on the tree.

我看到一只绿色鹦鹉。

Wǒ kàn dào yī zhī lǜsè yīngwǔ.

I saw a green parrot.

每天早上，鹦鹉都会叫。

Měitiān zǎoshang, yīngwǔ dōu huì jiào.

Every morning, the parrot calls.

鹦鹉不仅会模仿人声，还能学习单词。

Yīngwǔ bùjǐn huì mófǎng rénshēng, hái néng xuéxí dāncí.

Parrots not only imitate human voices, but also learn words.

在热带雨林中，五彩斑斓的鹦鹉自由地飞翔。

Zài rèdài yǔlín zhōng, wǔcǎi bānlán de yīngwǔ zìyóu de fēixiáng.

In the tropical rainforest, colorful parrots fly freely.

Related Characters

Component: 武

赋 斌 賦 碔 倵 珷 虣 鵡

Component: 鸟

鸡 鸣 鸿 鹏 鹰 鸭 鹅 鸦 鹤 鸽 莺 鹃 鸥 鸠

Example Words

鹦鹉 鹦鹉螺 金刚鹦鹉