Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary
(A comprehensive Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary for the Web)
An Etymological Dictionary of Chinese Character Interpretations
By Lawrence J. Howell and Hikaru Morimoto
– Covering more than 6,500 Chinese characters as used in Japan –
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隹 (8)
スイ
A pictograph of a long-beaked, squat bird. In contrast to 鳥 (bird with a long, pendent tail), 隹 suggests a rounded shape exerting downward pressure.
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