椋

liáng
#4,022 most
frequent character
used in 椋鳥|椋鸟[liang2niao3]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

椋 joins 木 tree with 京 jīng, whose sound link is not obvious. It first meant a tree, Bothrocaryum controversum. The word for 'starling' was borrowed only for its sound.

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Homophones

凉liáng
cool
量liáng
measure, estimate, amount
良liáng
good
粮liáng
grain, food, provisions
梁liáng
roof beam, beam (structure), bridge

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