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

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. [Pinyin]

     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. [Pinyin]

     120-li more northeastwards, [there's a place] 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. [Pinyin]

     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. [Pinyin]

     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. [Pinyin]

     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), .

(uncommon “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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