Taxonomy of meanings for 鴟:　　

  • 鴟 chī (OC: thjil MC: tɕʰi) 處脂切 平 廣韻：【一名鳶也處脂切七 】
    • BIRDS OF PREY
      • nsparrowhawk; bird of prey
      • nadVlike a sparrowhawk SANGUOZHI 鴟顧 "look around like a sparrowhawk" S
      • nadNfigurativeowl-like
    • BAG
    • 鴟 chī (OC: thjil MC: tɕʰi) 處脂切 平 廣韻：【同鴟 】
    • 鴟 chī (OC: khlji MC: tɕʰi) 處脂切 平 廣韻：【亦同 】

      Additional information about 鴟

      說文解字: 【𨾦】，𨿠也。从隹、氐聲。 【處脂切】 【鴟】，籒文𨾦从鳥。

        Criteria
      • GARGOYLE

        1. The standard word chī wěn 鴟吻 is first attested in TANG, but the fish-tail gargoyle is found in archeological finds from Han times. See HUANG's illustrations.