雀

qiāo
#2,326 most
frequent character
a freckle, lentigo

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

雀 què puts 小 small with 隹 bird, and 小 also echoes the sound, though faintly. A small bird gives the first meaning, 'sparrow.' That widened to any small bird. Read qiāo, it means 'freckle,' borrowed for the sound.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

雀què
(bound form) small bird, sparrow

Homophones

HSK 4
敲qiāo
extort, knock, to strike
悄qiāo
used in 悄悄[qiao1 qiao1]

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