鹅

䳘/鵝/鵞

我 + 鸟

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Definitions

é (noun) goose

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鵝.

Semantic: 鸟 Phonetic: 我

About

The character 鹅 is the simplified form of 鵝. It is a phonosemantic compound in which the right-side component 鸟 (niǎo) , the simplified version of the bird radical 鳥 , indicates that the character belongs to the category of birds. The left-side component 我 (wǒ) serves as the phonetic marker, providing the pronunciation. The character means 'goose,' a large waterfowl. The simplification from 鵝 to 鹅 simply replaced the traditional radical 鳥 with 鸟, without altering the meaning or structure. Thus, 鹅 is a zoological noun whose avian radical 鸟 clarifies that the syllable represented by 我 refers specifically to this aquatic bird.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

我看见一只鹅。

Wǒ kànjiàn yī zhī é.

I see a goose.

湖里有一只鹅。

Hú lǐ yǒu yī zhī é.

There is a goose in the lake.

鹅在河里游泳。

É zài hé lǐ yóuyǒng.

The goose is swimming in the river.

那只鹅的羽毛很白。

Nà zhī é de yǔmáo hěn bái.

That goose's feathers are very white.

天鹅是一种美丽的鸟。

Tiān'é shì yī zhǒng měilì de niǎo.

Swans are a kind of beautiful bird.

我喜欢看鹅在草地上走。

Wǒ xǐhuān kàn é zài cǎodì shàng zǒu.

I like to watch geese walking on the grass.

鹅和鸭子经常在一起生活。

É hé yāzi jīngcháng zài yīqǐ shēnghuó.

Geese and ducks often live together.

农民饲养鹅为了获取羽毛和肉。

Nóngmín sìyǎng é wèile huòqǔ yǔmáo hé ròu.

Farmers raise geese to obtain feathers and meat.

Related Characters

Component: 我

Component: 鸟

鹅