gǔ

鹘

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional鶻

bird name; to rotate

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Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

noun

a small bird mentioned in ancient texts (gǔzhōu); pin-tailed snipe or similar small bird

archaic

Very rare in modern usage. Usually appears in classical texts or specific bird names like 鹘鸼.

 《
Ěr尔
yǎ雅
 》
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
gǔ鹘
zhōu鸼
zhè这
zhǒng种
xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
 。

The Erya records this small bird called gǔzhōu.

Gǔ鹘
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
duǎn短
wěi尾
xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
 。

The gǔ is a small short-tailed bird.

2.

verb

to turn round; to rotate (variant of 轂 or 汩)

archaic

Extremely rare usage. Sometimes used interchangeably with 汩 (gǔ) meaning 'to spin' or 'flow'.

Gǔ鹘
lún轮
 （
zhǐ指
zhuàn转
dòng动
de的
chē车
lún轮
 ，
hǎn罕
jiàn见
yòng用
fǎ法
 ）

gǔ lún (referring to rotating wheels, rare usage)