鴆

鴆 (Kangxi radical 196, 鳥+4, 15 strokes, cangjie input 中山竹日火 (LUHAF), four-corner 4702₇, composition ⿰冘鳥)

• 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

Historical forms of the character 鴆
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Same word as 酖 (OC *l'ums, “to poison (v.); poison (n.)”) (e.g. in Zuozhuan, "Xi 30"), exopassive of 沈 (OC *l'um, “to put poison in liquid”) (e.g. in Rites of Zhou ) (Schuessler, 2007). See 沈 & 沉 (chén) for further etymology.

鴆

1. (Chinese mythology) the zhenniao (a hawk-like, snake-eating bird with poisonous feathers)

   • 吾令鴆為媒兮，鴆告余以不好。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     吾令鸩为媒兮，鸩告余以不好。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

     Wú lìng zhèn wéi méi xī, zhèn gào yú yǐ bùhǎo.

     I bade the zhen-bird to be my go-between; the zhen-bird told me: "Not good!"

   • 又東北百二十里，曰女几之山，……其鳥多白鷮，多翟，多鴆。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     又东北百二十里，曰女几之山，……其鸟多白𱉬，多翟，多鸩。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Mountains and Seas

     Yòu dōngběi bǎi'èrshí lǐ, yuē Nǚjī zhī shān,...... Qí niǎo duō báijiāo, duō dí, duō zhèn.

     120-li more northeastwards, called Mount Nüji; as for the birds, there are many white jiāo-pheasants, many dí-pheasants, and many zhèn-hawks.

2. poisonous

   • 太后怒，乃令人酌兩卮鴆酒置前，令齊王為壽。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     太后怒，乃令人酌两卮鸩酒置前，令齐王为寿。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

     Tàihòu nù, nǎi lìng rén zhuó liǎng zhī zhènjiǔ zhì qián, lìng Qíwáng wéishòu.

     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.

3. 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.]
     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.]

     From: Guoyu, circa 4^th century BCE

     Wēn zhī huì, Jìnrén zhí Wèi Chénggōng guī zhī yú Zhōu, shǐ yī zhèn zhī, bù sǐ, yī yì bù zhū.

     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.

4. poison

   • 公田，驪姬受福，乃置鴆于酒，置堇于肉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     公田，骊姬受福，乃置鸩于酒，置堇于肉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Guoyu, circa 4^th century BCE

     Gōng tián, Líjī shòufú, nǎi zhì zhèn yú jiǔ, zhì jǐn yú ròu.

     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.

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), .

(Hyōgai kanji)

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• On (unclassified): ちん (chin)

鴆 (eum 짐 (jim))

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鴆: Hán Nôm readings: chũm, trấm, chậm

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