Historical Evolution
鳥
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
鳥
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
鳥
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
鳥
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
鳥
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
鳥
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
鳥
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
鳥
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
鳥
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
鳥
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
鳥
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
鳥
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鳥
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
鳥
Regular
Modern
Chinese
鸟 / 鳥 [diǎo]
variant of 屌[diǎo]; penis
鸟 / 鳥 [niǎo]
bird; CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam
Japanese
noun
- bird
- bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry (esp. 鶏)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鳥 いかりやま
Ikariyama unclassified name
鳥 いがやま
Igayama unclassified name
鳥 とり
Tori surnamegiven name
鳥 とりさき
Torisaki surname
鳥 やなどり
Yanadori surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
鸟儿 [niǎor] #6,861
bird
小鸟 [xiǎoniǎo] #5,563
little bird
鸟类 [niǎolèi] #11,624
birds
雷鸟 [léiniǎo] #10,637
capercaillie (Lagopus, several species)
鸟巢 [niǎocháo] #24,378
bird's nest
鸵鸟 [tuóniǎo] #17,797
ostrich
飞鸟 [fēiniǎo] #25,143
bird
鸟笼 [niǎolóng] #19,009
birdcage
花鸟 [huāniǎo] #57,738
painting of birds and flowers
蜂鸟 [fēngniǎo] #18,365
hummingbird
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 鳥 [とり] #1,707
bird
⭐ 小鳥 [ことり] #6,168
small bird
囮 [おとり] #8,957
live decoy (for hunting)
鳥肌が立つ [とりはだがたつ] #13,858
to get goosebumps
⭐ 鳥居 [とりい] #14,277
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
⭐ 一石二鳥 [いっせきにちょう] #16,070
killing two birds with one stone
⭐ 鶏肉 [とりにく] #16,369
chicken meat
⭐ 白鳥 [はくちょう] #16,607
swan (Cygnus spp.)
鳥肌 [とりはだ] #18,780
gooseflesh
⭐ 焼き鳥 [やきとり] #22,294
yakitori
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