The radical 鸟 (niǎo) means “bird” and is used as a graphical component of Chinese characters.
Written variants: 鳥.
This page contains the pronunciation, stroke order for the main form, and the characters that contain the radical 鸟. Open a card to see meanings, readings, and usage examples.
Characters with radical
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鸡
(n.) chicken
鸭
(n.) duck
鸽
(char.) pigeon, dove
鸦
(n.) crow
凤
(n.) phoenix
鹤
(n.) crane (bird)
鹏
(char.) roc (huge legendary bird)
鹮
spoonbill | ibis | family Threskiornithidae
鸟
variant of 屌[diao3] | penis
凫
mallard | Anas platyrhyncha
鸠
turtledove | (literary) to gather
鸤
turtledove
鸢
kite (small hawk)
鸩
legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison | poisonous | to poison sb
鸨
Chinese bustard | procuress
鸰
used in 鶺鴒|鹡鸰[ji2 ling2]
鸵
ostrich
鸳
mandarin duck
鸲
(bound form, used in the names of various kinds of bird, esp. robins and redstarts)
鸮
owl (order Strigiformes)
鸪
partridge | Francolinus chinensis
鸯
used in 鴛鴦|鸳鸯[yuan1 yang1]
鸸
used in 鴯鶓|鸸鹋[er2 miao2]
鸹
used in 老鴰|老鸹[lao3 gua5]
鸻
plover
䴕
woodpecker
鸿
eastern bean goose | great | large
鸺
used in 鵂鶹|鸺鹠[xiu1 liu2]
鸼
used in 鶻鵃|鹘鸼[gu3 zhou1]
鹀
(bound form) bunting (bird of genus Emberiza) | also pr. [wu1]