zhèn鸩（鴆）
鸩（鴆）
common
noun
verb
literary
Meaning of 鸩
鸩 means legendary poisonous bird (whose feathers were used to make lethal wine); poisoned wine (esp. that made with the legendary bird's feathers). Pronounced zhèn.
- legendary poisonous bird (whose feathers were used to make lethal wine)
- poisoned wine (esp. that made with the legendary bird's feathers)
- to kill by poisoned wine; to poison with wine
Character Info
Radical鸟
Strokes9
Components
冘
鸟
Stroke Order
鸩
Definitions & Examples
Zhèn鸩
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
de的
dú毒
niǎo鸟
。
The zhen is a legendary poisonous bird.
Gǔ古
rén人
rèn认
wéi为
zhèn鸩
yǔ羽
yǒu有
dú毒
，
kě可
shā杀
rén人
yú于
wú无
xíng形
。
Ancient people believed that zhen feathers were poisonous and could kill invisibly.
Measure Words
只/ zhī
Primary
种/ zhǒng