zhuó

𬸦

Word · NounTraditional鷟

see "zhuoyue" (mythical bird)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

mythical bird (used in 𬸚𬸦); phoenix-like legendary bird

literary

Traditionally written as 鷟, now often simplified as 𬸚. Used almost exclusively in the compound 𬸚𬸦 (zhuóyuè) to refer to a legendary bird in ancient Chinese mythology, often described as a five-colored phoenix or a large mythical bird.

Zhuó𬸚
yuè𬸦
chū出
yú于
nán南
fāng方
 。

The zhuoyue bird comes from the south.

Chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
 ,
zhuó鷟
shì是
fèng凤
huáng凰
yī一
lèi类
de的
shén神
niǎo鸟
 。

In legends, the zhuo is a divine bird similar to the phoenix.