kòu
𣪸
nestling; fledgling
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
nestling; fledgling; a newly-hatched bird
archaicAn archaic, literary term. Not used in modern spoken Chinese.
Kòu鷇
shēng声
zhōu啁
jiū啾
，
dài待
mǔ母
bǔ哺
shí食
。
The nestlings chirp, waiting for their mother to feed them.
Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
“
kòu鷇
”
yù喻
zhǐ指
shàng尚
zài在
qiǎng襁
bǎo褓
de的
yīng婴
ér儿
。
In classical texts, '鷇' is often used metaphorically to refer to an infant still in swaddling clothes.