177) 鸟

niao

bird

Symbolizes a bird with a long tail, beak and legs.

177a) 鸡

ji

chicken

hand/again 又³⁴[yòu] + bird 鸟 [niǎo]

Signifies a bird (鸟) caught in hand (又), or domesticated – i.e. Chickens.

177b) 鸣

ming

cry

mouth 口¹⁶[kǒu] + bird 鸟 [niǎo]

Signifies a bird (鸟) crying with its beak (口). This character is used to mean cry of birds, animals or insects.

177cx) 山

shan

mountain

177c) 岛

dao

island

bird 鸟 [niǎo] + mountain 山¹⁹⁵[shān]

A small island as a small mountain (山) in middle of the sea has lots of birds (鸟) flying around freely.