隼

sǔn
#4,083 most
frequent character
falcon, Taiwan pr. [zhun3]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

隼 has 隹 bird as its meaning part; 十 is now an empty part that began as a distinguishing mark. It first meant wood pigeon. Later it grew to falcon or hawk.

隼 as a component in other characters

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Homophones

损sǔn
to decrease, to lose, to damage

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