bird
niǎo (niao3)
Radical no. 196 · 11 strokes (第 196 部首 · 11 画 dì 196 bùshǒu · 11 huà)
Radical ⿃ (niǎo) — meaning: bird, 11 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical originates from a pictograph of a bird in oracle-bone and seal script, depicting the head, wings, and tail of a bird. It serves as the primary radical for words related to birds and winged creatures.
Mnemonic: Shape resembles a bird viewed from above, with its head and two wings spread out to the sides.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
117 characters- 鹯zhān
sparrow hawk
18 strokes
- 鹱hù
(bound form) bird of the Procellariidae family, which includes shearwaters, gadfly petrels etc
18 strokes
- 鹲méng
tropic bird
18 strokes
- 鵺yè
a kind of bird similar to pheasant
19 strokes
- 鸫dōng
thrush (bird of genus Turdus)
19 strokes
- 䴗jú
variant of 鵙[ju2]
20 strokes
- 鸡jī
fowl
HSK 221 strokes
- 䴘tī
used in 鷿鷈|䴙䴘[pi4 ti1]
21 strokes
- 鸧cāng
used in 鶬鶊|鸧鹒[cang1 geng1]
21 strokes
- 莺yīng
oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers
21 strokes
- 𬸅chú
variant of 雛|雏[chu2]
21 strokes
- 鶸ruò
siskin
21 strokes
- 鸥ōu
common gull
22 strokes
- 鷬huáng
black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
22 strokes
- 鹳guàn
crane
22 strokes
- 鹴shuāng
used in 鷫鸘|鹔鹴[su4 shuang1]
22 strokes
- 鸶sī
heron
23 strokes
- 䴙pì
used in 鷿鷈|䴙䴘[pi4 ti1]
24 strokes
- 鸴xué
various species of finch (old)
24 strokes
- 㶉xī
used in 鸂鶒|㶉𫛶[xi1 chi4]
24 strokes
- 鸬lú
used in 鸕鶿|鸬鹚[lu2 ci2]
27 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 鹒?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.