鴆
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Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
鴆 (Kangxi radical 196, 鳥+4, 15 strokes, cangjie input 中山竹日火 (LUHAF), four-corner 47027, composition ⿰冘鳥)
References[edit]
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1484, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46727
- Dae Jaweon: page 2016, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4621, character 6
- Unihan data for U+9D06
Chinese[edit]
| trad. | 鴆 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 鸩 | |
| alternative forms | 酖／鸩 | |
Glyph origin[edit]
| Historical forms of the character 鴆 |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
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| Old Chinese | |
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| 冘 | *lu, *lum |
| 抌 | *lu, *ʔl'uːmʔ, *loʔ |
| 狖 | *lus |
| 貁 | *lus |
| 耽 | *ʔl'uːm |
| 眈 | *ʔl'uːm, *ʔl'uːmʔ, *l'uːm |
| 酖 | *ʔl'uːm |
| 妉 | *ʔl'uːm |
| 黕 | *ʔl'uːmʔ |
| 衴 | *ʔl'uːmʔ |
| 瓭 | *ʔl'uːmʔ |
| 馾 | *ʔl'uːms |
| 髧 | *l'uːmʔ |
| 紞 | *ʔl'oːmʔ |
| 鈂 | *zlum, *l'um |
| 沈 | *l'um, *l'ums, *hljumʔ |
| 沉 | *l'um |
| 枕 | *l'um, *ʔljumʔ, *ʔljums |
| 莐 | *l'um |
| 霃 | *l'um |
| 鴆 | *l'ums |
| 訦 | *ɦljum, *ɦljumʔ |
| 忱 | *ɦljum |
| 邥 | *hljumʔ |
| 魫 | *hljumʔ |
Etymology[edit]
Same word as 酖 (OC *l'ums, “to poison (v.); poison (n.)”) (e.g. in Zuozhuan, "Xi 30"[1]), exopassive of 沈 (OC *l'um, “to put poison in liquid”) (e.g. in Rites of Zhou [2]) (Schuessler, 2007). See 沈 & 沉 (chén) for further etymology.
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
鴆
- (Chinese mythology) the zhenniao (a hawk-like, snake-eating bird with poisonous feathers)
- 又東北百二十里，曰女几之山，……其鳥多白鷮，多翟，多鴆。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Mountains and Seas
- Yòu dōngběi bǎi'èrshí lǐ, yuē Nǚjī zhī shān,...... Qí niǎo duō báijiāo, duō dí, duō zhèn. [Pinyin]
- 120-li more northeastwards, [there's a place] called Mount Nüji; [...] as for the birds, there are many white jiāo-pheasants, many dí-pheasants, and many zhèn-hawks.
又东北百二十里，曰女几之山，……其鸟多白𱉬，多翟，多鸩。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- poisonous
- 太后怒，乃令人酌兩卮鴆酒置前，令齊王為壽。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Tàihòu nù, nǎi lìng rén zhuó liǎng zhī zhènjiǔ zhì qián, lìng Qíwáng wéishòu. [Pinyin]
- The Empress Dowager was angry; so she ordered her manservant to pour two goblets of poisonous / poisoned liquor and put those in front, and ordered the Prince of Qi to drink for her longevity.
太后怒，乃令人酌两卮鸩酒置前，令齐王为寿。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- to poison
- 溫之會，晉人執衛成公歸之于周，使醫鴆之，不死，醫亦不誅。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Guoyu, circa 4th century BCE
- Wēn zhī huì, Jìnrén zhí Wèi Chénggōng guī zhī yú Zhōu, shǐ yī zhèn zhī, bù sǐ, yī yì bù zhū. [Pinyin]
- At the assembly at Wen, the men of Jin held Duke Cheng of Wey captive and returned him to Zhou. They dispatched a physician to poison him; he did not die, and the physician was not executed also.
温之会，晋人执卫成公归之于周，使医鸩之，不死，医亦不诛。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- poison
- 公田，驪姬受福，乃置鴆于酒，置堇于肉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Guoyu, circa 4th century BCE
- Gōng tián, Líjī shòufú, nǎi zhì zhèn yú jiǔ, zhì jǐn yú ròu. [Pinyin]
- The Duke went out hunting; Li Ji accepted the blessings. Then she put poison in the liquor and put aconite's bane in the meats.
公田，骊姬受福，乃置鸩于酒，置堇于肉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Compounds[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
According to Guo Pu, two different kinds of birds are named 鴆／鸩 (zhèn):[1][2][3]
- the poisonous, snake-eating, hawk-like birds; and
- the pheasant-like birds that eat noxious bugs called fěi (蜚), .
References[edit]
- ^ Guo Pu & Wu Renchen. Classic of Mountains and Seas - Extensively Commentated, "Vol. 5". Siku Quanshu version, pp. 171, 200 of 229
- ^ The Classic of mountains and seas. Translated by Anne Birrell. Penguin Classics. 1999. pp. 85–90.
- ^ A Chinese bestiary: strange creatures from the guideways through mountains and seas. Translated by Richard E. Strassberg. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. 2002. pp. 152–157.
Japanese[edit]
Kanji[edit]
鴆
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Readings[edit]
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
鴆 (eum 짐 (jim))
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Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
鴆: Hán Nôm readings: chũm, trấm, chậm
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