Care must be however be taken as the character for bird niao is also a commonly used expletive! ➚ The Chinese phoenix is considered the representative of all feathered creatures. The character for bird neatly represents a perched bird 鸟, an ancient pictograph.

Chinese Birds may visit and help the virtuous but there are also birds of ill omen including owls and crows. Specific birds give hidden meanings in Chinese paintings, individual entries in this section include magpies, quails, swallows, cranes, ravens, eagles and many others. Image by Daderot ➚ available under a Creative Commons License ➚ 5 and 6 (birds), leaf 11, editor Hu Zhengyan (c. Modern history People's Republic of China Future Leaders Government Space Exploration Economy Long March Republic of China May 4th Movement Symbol index - Birds- Animals - Flowers and Fruit - Colors - Nature - Assorted Beliefs | Symbolism | Birds Bird symbolism in Chinese art 鸟 niǎoīird bathing, Ten Bamboo Collection of Calligraphy and Painting, vol.

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