sù

鹔

Character · NounTraditional鷫

used in 'sushuang', a legendary bird

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

used in 'sùshuāng', a legendary bird resembling the phoenix; mythical simurgh

literary

A rare character appearing almost exclusively in the compound 鹔鹴 (sùshuāng), referring to a mythical bird of antiquity, often described as white or silver and associated with immortals.

Sù鹔
shuāng鹴
shì是
chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
zhēn珍
qín禽
 。

The sushuang is a legendary rare bird.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
 ,
sù鹔
shuāng鹴
sì似
fèng凤
ér而
bái白
 。

Ancient texts record that the sushuang resembles the phoenix but is white.