鴕
Chinese ostrich
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Readings
On'yomi
- ダ
- タ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
鴕 centers on a specific large bird: the Chinese ostrich. It is a narrow zoological term with no extended abstract meanings.
Study
Etymology
鴕 combines 鳥 (bird) with 它, which likely contributes the sound. The character was created to name a specific bird, the Chinese ostrich.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is a bird 鳥, and the right side 它 looks like a large, long-necked creature. Picture a bird with an ostrich-like silhouette: 鴕 is the Chinese ostrich.
Reading mnemonic
For ダ, imagine a large ostrich dashing across the plain: dash -> ダ, and the bird's speed matches the sound.