Pictograph of a net with a handle used for hunting. 今 was added later to represent the sound. Based on the original meaning "to capture", now written as 擒. The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "birds" and "fowl".
Components
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts a net with a handle used for hunting. Similar to 𠦒.
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Historical Evolution
禽
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
禽
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
禽
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
禽
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
禽
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
禽
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
禽
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
禽
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
禽
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
禽
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
禽
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
禽
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
禽
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
禽
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
禽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
禽 [qín]
generic term for birds and animals; birds; to capture (old)
Japanese
noun
- bird
- bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry (esp. 鶏)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (38)
禽兽 [qínshòu] #6,529
birds and animals
禽兽 [qínshòu] #6,529
birds and animals
家禽 [jiāqín] #20,203
poultry
猛禽 [měngqín] #13,396
bird of prey
禽类 [qínlèi] #45,820
bird species
禽类 [qínlèi] #45,820
bird species
禽流感 [qínliúgǎn] #23,747
bird flu
禽蛋 [qíndàn] #29,556
bird eggs
飞禽 [fēiqín] #53,718
birds
飞禽 [fēiqín] #53,718
birds
28 more
items
JAPANESE WORDS (23)
⭐ 鳥 [とり] #1,707
bird
猛禽 [もうきん] #32,626
raptor
猛禽類 [もうきんるい] #34,509
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes)
禽獣 [きんじゅう] #64,754
birds and beasts
生擒 [せいきん] #99,585
capturing something alive
家禽 [かきん] #99,882
(domestic) fowl
水禽 [すいきん] #119,637
waterfowl
野禽 [やきん] #162,717
wild birds
禽竜 [きんりゅう] #185,230
iguanodon
禽類 [きんるい] #220,550
birds
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KOREAN WORDS (1)