# Radical 196

Radical 196 or radical bird (鳥部) meaning "bird" is one of the 6 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 11 strokes.
In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 750 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.
鸟 (5 strokes), the simplified form of 鳥, is the 114th indexing component in the Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China, with 鳥 listed as its associated indexing component. The simplified form 鸟 is derived from the cursive script form of 鳥.

## Evolution

* Oracle bone script character
* Bronze script character
* Small seal script character

## Derived characters

| Strokes | Characters (鳥) | Characters (鸟) |
| +0 | 鳥 | 鸟$^{SC}$ (=鳥) |
| +1 | 鳦 | |
| +2 | 鳧 鳨 鳩 鳪 鳫 (=雁 -> 隹) 鳬 (=鳧) 鳭 鳮 (=鷄=雞 -> 隹) 鳯 (=鳳) 鳰 | 鸠$^{SC}$ (=鳩) 鸡$^{SC}$ (=鷄=雞 -> 隹) |
| +3 | 鳱 鳲 鳳 鳴 鳵 鳶 | 鸢$^{SC}$ (=鳶) 鸣$^{SC}$ (=鳴) 鸤$^{SC}$ (=鳲) |
| +4 | 鳷 鳸 (=雇 -> 隹) 鳹 鳺 鳻 鳼 鳽 鳾 鳿 鴀 鴁 鴂 (=鴃) 鴃 鴄 鴅 鴆 鴇 鴈 (=雁 -> 隹) 鴉 鴋 鴌 鴍 鴎$^{JP}$ (=鷗) | 鸥$^{SC}$ (=鷗) 鸦$^{SC}$ (=鴉) 鸧$^{SC}$ (=鶬) 鸨$^{SC}$ (=鴇) 鸩$^{SC}$ (=鴆) |
| +5 | 鴊 鴏 鴐 鴑 (=鴽) 鴒 鴓 鴔 鴕 鴖 (=蚊 -> 虫 𪂆) 鴗 鴘 鴙 鴚 鴛 鴜 鴝 鴞 鴟 鴠 鴡 (=雎 -> 隹) 鴢 鴣 鴤 鴥 鴦 鴧 (=鴥) 鴨 鴩 鴪 鴫 鴬$^{JP}$ (=鷽/鶯) | 鸪$^{SC}$ (=鴣) 鸫$^{SC}$ (=鶇) 鸬$^{SC}$ (=鸕) 鸭$^{SC}$ (=鴨) 鸮$^{SC}$ (=鴞) 鸯$^{SC}$ (=鴦) 鸰$^{SC}$ (=鴒) 鸱$^{SC}$ (=鴟) 鸲$^{SC}$ (=鴝) 鸳$^{SC}$ (=鴛) 鸴$^{SC}$ (=鷽) 鸵$^{SC}$ (=鴕) 鸶$^{SC}$ (=鷥) |
| +6 | 鴭 鴮 鴯 鴰 鴱 鴲 鴳 鴴 鴵 鴶 鴷 鴸 鴹 鴺 鴻 鴼 (=鵅 鴹) 鴽 鴾 鴿 鵀 鵁 鵂 鵃 鵄 鵅 鵆 鵇 鵈 鵉 (=鸞) | 鸷$^{SC}$ (=鷙) 鸸$^{SC}$ (=鴯) 鸹$^{SC}$ (=鴰) 鸺$^{SC}$ (=鵂) 鸻$^{SC}$ (=鴴) 鸼$^{SC}$ (=鵃) 鸽$^{SC}$ (=鴿) 鸾$^{SC}$ (=鸞) 鸿$^{SC}$ (=鴻) |
| +7 | 鵊 鵋 鵌 鵍 鵎 鵏 鵐 鵑 鵒 鵓 鵔 鵕 鵖 鵗 鵘 鵙 鵚 鵛 鵜 鵝 鵞 (=鵝) 鵟 鵠 鵡 鵢 鵣 鵥 | 鹀$^{SC}$ (=鵐) 鹁$^{SC}$ (=鵓) 鹂$^{SC}$ (=鸝) 鹃$^{SC}$ (=鵑) 鹄$^{SC}$ (=鵠) 鹅$^{SC}$ (=鵝) 鹆$^{SC}$ (=鵒) 鹇$^{SC}$ (=鷳) 鹈$^{SC}$ (=鵜) |
| +8 | 鵦 鵧 鵨 鵩 鵪 鵫 鵬 鵭 鵮 鵯 鵰 鵱 鵲 鵳 鵴 鵵 鵶 鵷 鵸 鵹 鵺 鵻 鵼 鵽 鵾 鵿 鶀 (=䳢) 鶁 鶂 (=鷁) 鶃 (=鶂) 鶄 鶅 鶆 鶇 鶈 鶉 鶊 鶋 鶌 鶍 鶎 鶏$^{JP}$ (=鷄=雞) 鶑 (=鶯) | 鹉$^{SC}$ (=鵡) 鹊$^{SC}$ (=鵲) 鹋$^{SC}$ (=鶓) 鹌$^{SC}$ (=鵪) 鹍$^{SC}$ (=鵾) 鹎$^{SC}$ (=鵯) 鹏$^{SC}$ (=鵬) 鹐$^{SC}$ (=鵮) 鹑$^{SC}$ (=鶉) 鹒$^{SC}$ (=鶊) 鹓$^{SC}$ (=鵷) 鹔$^{SC}$ (=鷫) |
| +9 | 鶐 鶒 鶓 鶔 鶕 (=鵪) 鶖 鶗 鶘 鶙 鶚 鶛 鶜 鶝 鶞 鶟 鶠 鶡 鶢 鶣 鶤 鶥 鶦 鶧 鶨 鶩 鶪 鶫 | 鹕$^{SC}$ (=鶘) 鹖$^{SC}$ (=鶡) 鹗$^{SC}$ (=鶚) 鹙$^{SC}$ (=鶖) 鹚$^{SC}$ (=鶿) 鹛$^{SC}$ (=鶥) 鹜$^{SC}$ (=鶩) |
| +10 | 鶬 鶭 鶮 鶯 鶰 鶱 鶲 鶳 鶴 鶵 鶶 鶷 鶸 鶹 鶺 鶻 鶼 鶽 鶾 鶿 鷀 (=鶿) 鷁 鷂 鷃 (=鴳) 鷄 (=雞 -> 隹) 鷅 鷆 (=鷏) 鷇 鷈 (=鷉) 鷉 鷊 鷌 鷍 鷎 鷏 | 鹘$^{SC}$ (=鶻) 鹝$^{SC}$ (=鷊) 鹞$^{SC}$ (=鷂) 鹟$^{SC}$ (=鶲) 鹠$^{SC}$ (=鶹) 鹡$^{SC}$ (=鶺) 鹢$^{SC}$ (=鷁) 鹣$^{SC}$ (=鶼) 鹤$^{SC}$ (=鶴) |
| +11 | 鷋 鷐 鷑 鷒 鷓 鷔 鷕 鷖 鷗 鷘 (=鶒) 鷙 鷚 鷛 鷜 鷝 鷞 鷟 | 鹥$^{SC}$ (=鷖) 鹦$^{SC}$ (=鸚) 鹧$^{SC}$ (=鷓) 鹨$^{SC}$ (=鷚) |
| +12 | 鷡 鷢 鷣 鷤 鷥 鷦 鷧 鷨 鷩 鷪 鷫 鷬 鷭 鷮 鷯 鷰 (=燕 -> 火) 鷱 鷲 鷳 鷴 鷵 鷶 鷷 鷸 鷺 鷻 鷼 (=鷳) | 鹩$^{SC}$ (=鷯) 鹪$^{SC}$ (=鷦) 鹫$^{SC}$ (=鷲) 鹬$^{SC}$ (=鷸) |
| +13 | 鷹 鷽 鷾 鷿 鸀 鸁 鸂 鸃 鸄 鸅 鸆 鸇 鸈 鸉 鸊 (=鷿) 䴉 | 鹭$^{SC}$ (=鷺) 鹮$^{SC}$ (=䴉) 鹯$^{SC}$ (=鸇) 鹰$^{SC}$ (=鷹) |
| +14 | 鸋 鸌 鸍 鸎 (=鶯) 鸏 鸐 鸑 鸒 | 鹱$^{SC}$ (=鸌) 鹲$^{SC}$ (=鸏) |
| +15 | 鸓 鸔 | |
| +16 | 鸕 鸖 (=鶴) 鸗 | |
| +17 | 鸘 鸙 鸚 | 鹳$^{SC}$ (=鸛) 鹴$^{SC}$ (=鸘) |
| +18 | 鸛 鸜 | |
| +19 | 鸝 鸞 | |

## Sinogram

The radical is also used as an independent Chinese character. It is one of the Kyōiku kanji or Kanji taught in elementary school in Japan. It is a second grade kanji.