鹫

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vulture

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

鸟 meaning “bird” + 就 sound ( jiù )

Components 就鸟

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
高山兀鹫	gāo shān wù jiù	(bird species of China) Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis)
海鹫	hǎi jiù	sea eagle; CL:隻\|只[zhi1]
白背兀鹫	bái bèi wù jiù	(bird species of China) white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
鹫科	jiù kē	Aegyptiidae (the vulture family)
鹫鸟	jiù niǎo	vulture
狗鹫	gǒu jiù	royal eagle; CL:隻\|只[zhi1]
白兀鹫	bái wù jiù	(bird species of China) Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
黑兀鹫	hēi wù jiù	(bird species of China) red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
胡兀鹫	hú wù jiù	(bird species of China) bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
狮鹫	shī jiù	griffin
秃鹫	tū jiù	vulture; (bird species of China) cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus)
兀鹫	wù jiù	vulture; (bird species of China) Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
羌鹫	qiāng jiù	sea eagle; CL:隻\|只[zhi1]

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
就 sound part	jiù	just, simply; to go to; to approach, near
僦	jiù	to hire; to rent