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鹇
鷴
xián
1. silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus)
2. silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade

Character Breakdown (Single character)

鹇
xián
silver pheasant, Lophura nycthemera; Lophura species (various)
12 丶

Compound Words (3)

白鹇
báixián
(Chinese bird species) silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
蓝鹇
lánxián
(Chinese bird species) Swinhoe's pheasant (Lophura swinhoii)
黑鹇
hēixián
(Chinese bird species) kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)

Alternate Entries

鹇
xián
variant of [[鷴|鹇<xián>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
6,306