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Where does “鷂” come from?

鷂 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 灰, from Middle Chinese かい.

鷂 (Japanese): Eurasian sparrowhawk

Definitions

  1. Eurasian sparrowhawk

Ancestry of “鷂”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese灰ash
2Middle Chineseかい—
Every word from Middle Chinese かい →