How to write 鹊

鹊 鵲 què 〈名〉 【本义】: 喜鹊 [En.] magpie 【造字法】: 形声。从鸟，昔声。字本从隹，隶变作鸟。见《说文》“舃”字注。 [En.] The character is formed phonetically, consisting of the radical for birds and the phonetic component "昔". Originally, it derives from the character for "short-tailed bird" that was modified to represent "bird". Refer to "Xu" in the "Shuowen Jiezi" for more details. 【引】 1 《诗·召南·鹊巢》：维鹊有巢，维鸠居之。 [En.] "The magpie has its nest, and the dove resides in it." 2 《礼记·月令·季冬》：鹊始巢。 [En.] "The magpie begins to build its nest." 3 明月别枝惊鹊。——宋·辛弃疾《西江月》诗 [En.] "The bright moon surprises the magpie on a different branch." — Song dynasty poet Xin Qiji, from the poem "Xijiangyue". 【同本义】([En.] magpie) 【引】 1 《诗·召南》：维鹊有巢，维鸠居之。 [En.] "The magpie has its nest, and the dove resides in it." 【例】 红嘴蓝鹊; 鹊音 (好消息); 鹊报 (喜鹊报喜。旧俗以闻鹊声为喜兆); 鹊噪 (鹊声喧闹。旧俗认为是一种喜兆); 鹊喜 (鹊噪报喜。旧俗以鹊噪为喜兆). [En.] Red-billed blue magpie; "magpie song" (good news); "magpie report" (the magpie announces good fortune; it was a traditional belief that hearing a magpie call was an omen of happiness); "magpie noise" (the loud calls of magpies; traditionally regarded as a sign of joy); "magpie joy" (the magpie's celebration brings good news; it was traditionally seen as a sign of good fortune). 【同义词】: 2 鸦科的鹊属和若干其他属的许多鸟之一，它与松鸦亲缘关系密切，但有一长而分等级的尾，体羽通常为黑色和白色。 [En.] One of many birds in the family Corvidae, belonging to the genus Pica and several other genera, closely related to jays, but with a long, graduated tail and typically black and white plumage. 【姓】 [En.] A surname.