Not used independently in modern Chinese; it appears only as the first half of 鷿鷈 (grebe), now usually written 䴙䴘. It is phonetic 辟 over the bird radical 鳥 (simplified 鸟).
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Classical and variant form only; encountered in old natural-history texts, replaced by simpler forms in modern writing.
Components
radical
鳥niǎo
bird
The full bird radical at the base, simplified to 鸟. It supplies the meaning, marking the word as a bird, the same family as 鸡 and 鸭.
