zhuī

technical

Meaning of

隹 means short-tailed bird (as distinguished from long-tailed birds in ancient texts). Pronounced zhuī.

  • short-tailed bird (as distinguished from long-tailed birds in ancient texts)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

shū
shàng
duǎn
wěi
ba
de
niǎo
chēng
wéi
zhuī
 

Ancient texts referred to short-tailed birds as 'zhui'.

Jiǎ
wén
zhōng
de
 "
zhuī
 "
xiàng
zhī
duǎn
wěi
niǎo
 

The character 'zhui' in oracle bone script resembles a short-tailed bird.

què
shì
zhǒng
zhuī
niǎo
 

The sparrow is a type of short-tailed bird.