鸩

zhèn

Radical: 鸟 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

鸩 decomposes into the following components:

冘 鸟

Semantic component: 鸟; phonetic component: 冘.

Words containing 鸩

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 鸩.

鸩羽
zhèn yǔ
the poisonous feathers of the legendary bird Zhen 鴆|鸩
饮鸩止渴
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)

Related characters (radical 鸟)

Characters that share the radical 鸟.

鸟 鸠 鸡 鸢 鸥 鸦 鸧 鸨 鸪 鸫 鸬 鸭 鸮 鸯 鸰 鸱 鸲 鸳 鸵 鸶 鸷 鸸 鸹 鸺

Learn 鸩 in context

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.

Start now