zhuó
𬸦
see "zhuoyue" (mythical bird)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
mythical bird (used in 𬸚𬸦); phoenix-like legendary bird
literaryTraditionally 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.