yì鹢（鷁）
鹢（鷁）
archaic
literary
noun
Meaning of 鹢
鹢 means a water bird resembling a heron or egret (mentioned in classical texts). Pronounced yì.
- a water bird resembling a heron or egret (mentioned in classical texts)
Character Info
Radical鳥
Strokes21
Components
舃
鳥
Stroke Order
鹢
Definitions & Examples
《
Zuǒ左
zhuàn传
》
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
，
yì鷁
lì立
yú于
zé泽
pàn畔
。
The Zuo Zhuan records that the yì bird stood by the marsh.
Cǐ此
niǎo鸟
xíng形
sì似
lù鹭
ér而
sè色
cāng苍
，
gǔ古
wèi谓
zhī之
yì鷁
。
This bird resembles an egret in shape but is grayish in color, called yì in ancient times.
Yì鷁
shǒu首
xú徐
huí回
，
jiān兼
chuán传
yǔ羽
bēi杯
。
The prow of the yi-boat slowly turns, passing the feather-decorated cup from hand to hand.