Definitions
sparrow hawk; swift
Etymology
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鹯 belongs to the phono-semantic category, combining the phonetic 亶 on the left with the semantic radical 鸟 ('bird') on the right to signal both sound and avian meaning. The traditional form 鸇 preserves the unsimplified radical 鳥. It refers to a sparrow hawk or a similar small to medium-sized bird of prey, and is often encountered in classical literature to convey the image of a swift, aggressive hunter diving upon its quarry.
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