鹊
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magpie
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Dict coverage rank #2,249 U+9E4A
How 鹊 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
鸟 (semantic, “bird”) + 昔 (phonetic, xī)
How to remember it
magpie · Heisig RSH #2869
昔 times past + 鸟 bird
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 昔
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 昔 (xī) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昔 sound component | xī | past, former; ancient |
| 借 | jiè | to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext |
| 猎 | liè | hunting; field sports |
| 蜡 | là | candle, wax; maggot |
| 措 | cuò | to arrange; to execute on; to manage |
| 耤 | jí | to plow; to rely on |
Words containing 鹊
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 声名鹊起 | shēng míng què qǐ | (idiom) to rise to fame |
| 塔尾树鹊 | tǎ wěi shù què | (bird species of China) ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus) |
| 盘尾树鹊 | pán wěi shù què | (bird species of China) racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia) |
| 红嘴蓝鹊 | hóng zuǐ lán què | (bird species of China) red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha) |
| 黄嘴蓝鹊 | huáng zuǐ lán què | (bird species of China) yellow-billed blue magpie (Urocissa flavirostris) |
| 欧亚喜鹊 | Ōu Yà xǐ què | (bird species of China) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) |
| 黑额树鹊 | hēi é shù què | (bird species of China) collared treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis) |
| 白翅蓝鹊 | bái chì lán què | (bird species of China) white-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi) |
| 印支绿鹊 | Yìn Zhī lǜ què | (bird species of China) Indochinese green magpie (Cissa hypoleuca) |
| 台湾蓝鹊 | Tái wān lán què | (bird species of China) Taiwan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea) |
| 灰树鹊 | huī shù què | (bird species of China) grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae) |
| 棕腹树鹊 | zōng fù shù què | (bird species of China) rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) |
| 蓝绿鹊 | lán lǜ què | (bird species of China) common green magpie (Cissa chinensis) |
| 灰喜鹊 | huī xǐ què | (bird species of China) azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) |
| 灰蓝鹊 | huī lán què | (bird species of China) white-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi) |
| 白腰鹊鸲 | bái yāo què qú | (bird species of China) white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus) |
| 喜鹊 | xǐ què | magpie |
| 鹊桥 | què qiáo | magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid … |
| 鹊鸭 | què yā | (bird species of China) common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
| 鹊巢鸠占 | què cháo jiū zhàn | the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom); to reap where one has not sow… |