kūn鹍（鵾）
鹍（鵾）
Meaning of 鹍
鹍 means a large bird resembling a crane, mentioned in ancient Chinese texts; the kun bird. Pronounced kūn.
- a large bird resembling a crane, mentioned in ancient Chinese texts; the kun bird
Character Info
Radical鸟
Strokes13
Components
昆
鸟
Stroke Order
鹍
Definitions & Examples
《
Chǔ楚
cí辞
》
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
de的
kūn鹍
jī鸡
，
xiāng相
chuán传
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
huáng黄
sè色
de的
ruì瑞
niǎo鸟
。
The kun bird mentioned in the *Songs of Chu* is traditionally described as an auspicious yellow bird.
Gǔ古
dài代
yòng用
kūn鹍
jī鸡
de的
jīn筋
lái来
zuò做
qín琴
xián弦
，
chēng称
wéi为
kūn鹍
xián弦
。
In ancient times, the sinews of the kun bird were used to make zither strings, known as *kunxian*.
Measure Words
只/ zhī
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