yì
𱊈
aquatic bird; same as 鹢
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a kind of water bird resembling a duck with long neck and red beak; same as "鹢"
archaicThis is an archaic literary character (also written as 鶃) that appears in classical texts as a variant of 鹢 (yì), referring to a legendary aquatic bird often mentioned in ancient poetry and ritual texts. It is not used in modern spoken or written Chinese.
Yì鶂
，
shuǐ水
niǎo鸟
yě也
，
xíng形
sì似
fú凫
ér而
cháng长
jǐng颈
chì赤
huì喙
。
The yì is an aquatic bird, shaped like a duck but with a long neck and red beak.
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
“
yì鶂
”
yǔ与
“
yì鹢
”
cháng常
tōng通
yòng用
，
zhǐ指
tóng同
yī一
zhǒng种
shuǐ水
niǎo鸟
。
In ancient texts, 鶂 and 鹢 were often used interchangeably, referring to the same kind of water bird.
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Cǐ此
zì字
yòu又
zuò作
“
yì鶃
”
，
jiàn见
yú于
《
Jí集
yùn韵
》
děng等
yùn韵
shū书
。
This character is also written as 鶃, appearing in rhyme dictionaries such as the Jiyun.