鹌 (ān): (in 鹌鹑) quail

Meanings

鹌鹑蛋虽然小，却很有营养。

Ānchún dàn suīrán xiǎo, què hěn yǒu yíngyǎng.

Quail eggs are small but very nutritious.

几只鹌鹑在草丛里觅食。

Jǐ zhī ānchún zài cǎocóng li mìshí.

Several quail were pecking for food in the grass.

usage

鹌 is a bound character with no independent meaning. It exists only in 鹌鹑 (鹌鹑, 'quail'), a small game bird whose eggs are a common food.

radical

鸟 niǎo

bird

鸟 is the bird radical. It marks this as the name of a bird, here the small ground-dwelling quail.

phonetic

奄 yǎn

to cover; phonetic

奄 supplies the sound (yǎn shifting to ān). It contributes pronunciation only and no meaning here.

鹌 ān