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鸱 = 氐 + 鸟

鸱 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “kite”. It is built from 氐 (name of an ancient tribe) and 鸟 (bird).

Keyword
kite
Pinyin (Mandarin)
chī
Script
Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as
kite, horned owl, змей, рогатая сова, horned owl

Decomposition

ids

  1. 氐 name of an ancient tribe
  2. 鸟 bird

How to find 鸱 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “name of an ancient tribe” + “bird”. 鸱 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 鸱 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.