yì
鹝
water bird; variant of 鹢
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
a water bird resembling a duck or cormorant; variant of 鹢
archaicThis is a variant character rarely used in modern Chinese; the standard form is 鹢. In ancient times, this bird was used as a figurehead on boat prows (鷊首) to symbolize smooth sailing.
Gǔ古
dài代
cháng常
zài在
chuán船
tóu头
huà画
shàng上
yì鷊
shǒu首
，
yǐ以
qiú求
háng航
xíng行
shùn顺
lì利
。
In ancient times, people often painted a yi-bird head on the bow of the boat to pray for smooth sailing.
Yì鷊
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
shàn善
yú于
bǔ捕
yú鱼
de的
shuǐ水
niǎo鸟
。
The yi is a water bird good at catching fish.