yuān鸢（鳶）
鸢（鳶）
common
noun
literary
Meaning of 鸢
鸢 means kite (bird of prey, esp. the black-eared kite); hawk; milvus. Pronounced yuān.
- kite (bird of prey, esp. the black-eared kite); hawk; milvus
Character Info
Radical鸟
Strokes8
Components
弋
鸟
Stroke Order
鸢
Definitions & Examples
Yuān鸢
fēi飞
yú鱼
yuè跃
Kites fly and fish leap—describing a scene of natural harmony, freedom, and vitality.
Yī一
zhī只
yuān鸢
zài在
cūn村
zhuāng庄
shàng上
kōng空
pán盘
xuán旋
。
A kite was circling above the village.
Gǔ古
rén人
zhì制
zhǐ纸
yuān鸢
，
yǐ以
zhú竹
wéi为
gǔ骨
，
yǐ以
zhǐ纸
wéi为
yī衣
。
The ancients made paper kites, using bamboo for the frame and paper for the covering.