Meaning of 䴔䴖
䴔䴖 means a water bird mentioned in ancient Chinese texts (often identified as a type of duck or mandarin duck). Pronounced jiāo jīng.
- a water bird mentioned in ancient Chinese texts (often identified as a type of duck or mandarin duck)
Definitions & Examples
《
Shān山
hǎi海
jīng经
》
zhōng中
miáo描
shù述
de的
jiāo鵁
jīng鶄
yǔ羽
máo毛
wǔ五
cǎi采
，
xíng形
sì似
yuān鸳
yāng鸯
。
The *Classic of Mountains and Seas* describes the jiāojīng as having colorful five-colored feathers, resembling mandarin ducks.
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yǐ以
jiāo鵁
jīng鶄
jiāo交
jǐng颈
bǐ比
yù喻
ēn恩
ài爱
fū夫
qī妻
。
Ancient people often used the image of jiāojīng birds necking together as a metaphor for loving couples.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shuǐ水
niǎo鸟
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
jiāo鵁
jīng鶄
，
rú如
jīn今
yǐ已
hǎn罕
jiàn见
qí其
zōng踪
jì迹
。
This water bird was called jiāojīng in ancient times, and its traces are now rarely seen.