鸩(zhèn)

9 strokesTrad. 鴆

legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison

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Character information

Pinyin
zhèn
Meaning
legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison; poisonous; to poison sb
Strokes
9
HSK level
—
Traditional
鴆

Origin & structure

Where 鸩 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰冘鸟

In this compound, the meaning comes from 鸟 (bird); 冘 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

冘yóu鸟niǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 鸩 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 鸩

Common words using 鸩 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhèn鸩yǔ羽

the poisonous feathers of the legendary bird Zhen 鴆|鸩

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yǐn饮zhèn鸩zhǐ止kě渴

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)

Open 饮鸩止渴 page →

Related characters

From 鸩’s common words

羽饮止渴

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