鳦:
1. Swallow (a type of bird).
- Example from "The Book of Songs, Beifeng, Yan Yan": "The swallows are flying, their wings fluttering." Han dynasty scholar Mao Heng noted: "Yan Yan refers to the swallow."
- In the "Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Qin," it states: "The woman weaves, and the dark bird drops its eggs. The woman swallows them, giving birth to a great achievement." Tang scholar Sima Zhen explained: "The woman is the descendant of Zhuanxu; she swallowed the swallow's eggs and gave birth to great achievements."
- Quoted from "An Idle Drink at West Pavilion" by Qing dynasty writer Cheng Xianzheng: "The willow branches have just turned green, and new swallows are coming and gossiping."
(*Extracted from traditional dictionary explanations)
(Note: The character 鳦 is classified as a noun.)