Definitions
sparrow hawk; swift
Etymology
About
The character "鹯" originates from the traditional form "鸇", which is structured as a phono-semantic compound with "鳥" as the semantic radical indicating its category as a bird and "亶" functioning as the phonetic component. In the simplified form "鹯", the phonetic element is replaced by "占" while the radical is simplified to "鸟", maintaining the character's phonetic association. Historically, this character has consistently denoted a specific bird of prey, such as a harrier, with no substantial shift in its meaning across literary and modern contexts.