雏

雛
chú
#3,478 most
frequent character
(bound form) chick, young bird

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

雏 joins 隹 bird, the picture part, with 刍 chú, which supplies the sound. It first meant a small chicken, 'chick'. That widened to 'young bird' and then to 'young or inexperienced'.

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