鹧

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partridge; Francolinus chinensis

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

鸟 meaning “bird” + 庶 sound ( shù )

Components 庶鸟

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
海南山鹧鸪	Hǎi nán shān zhè gū	(bird species of China) Hainan partridge (Arborophila ardens)
红胸山鹧鸪	hóng xiōng shān zhè gū	(bird species of China) chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandellii)
白眉山鹧鸪	bái méi shān zhè gū	(bird species of China) white-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica)
绿脚山鹧鸪	lǜ jiǎo shān zhè gū	(bird species of China) green-legged partridge (Arborophila chloropus)
四川山鹧鸪	Sì chuān shān zhè gū	(bird species of China) Sichuan partridge (Arborophila rufipectus)
红喉山鹧鸪	hóng hóu shān zhè gū	(bird species of China) rufous-throated partridge (Arborophila rufogularis)
台湾山鹧鸪	Tái wān shān zhè gū	(bird species of China) Taiwan partridge (Arborophila crudigularis)
环颈山鹧鸪	huán jǐng shān zhè gū	(bird species of China) hill partridge (Arborophila torqueola)
中华鹧鸪	Zhōng huá zhè gū	(bird species of China) Chinese francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus)
褐胸山鹧鸪	hè xiōng shān zhè gū	(bird species of China) bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus)
白颊山鹧鸪	bái jiá shān zhè gū	(bird species of China) white-cheeked partridge (Arborophila atrogularis)
鹧鸪	zhè gū	partridge

Characters sharing the sound component 庶 — compare how they read.