凫

鳧
fú
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mallard, Anas platyrhyncha

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

凫 pairs 鸟 bird as the picture part with 几, which was once 勹 bāo and was the sound part. It first meant wild duck, then grew to mean to swim.

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