Interpretation of Chinese characters
A family of birds with large wings and a short tail, a straight and pointed beak, and a long neck and legs. They live near the water, feed on aquatic animals with sharp mouths, and usually nest in the forest in groups.
Basic explanation
Common ones are "Egret" (also called "Egret"), "Heron" and "Egret". : ~ Tao (Yu, white waves roll like herons flying).
detailed description
1. Any of various wading birds [Egret] of the family Egret, with slender neck and legs, growing near water areas, preying on aquatic animals with sharp mouths and usually nesting in groups in the forest. Such as: heron feather (dance equipment for dancers); Lu Tao (white waves. Describe the white waves rolling, such as herons flying); The heron floats on the crane. Metaphor towards class.
Harmony and sequence selection. -"Bird Classic". Zhang Hua's note: "Egrets and egrets, though small, are not too big, flying in sequence, like a hundred officials and gentry."
2. Another example: The Heron Preface (describing the orderly appearance of the courtiers during their pilgrimage).
Interpretation of ancient books
Tang Yun is not only different from Ji Yun, Yun Hui and Zheng Yun, but also different from Lu Gu and Yin Lu. "Shuo Wen" Egret also. "Li Shizhen Yue" Waterbirds also. The water plants in the forest are rich and beautiful, flying into the sequence, white as snow, with more than a dozen long-haired stems at the top, silky as silk. If you want to take fish, you can catch it, so it's called a silk bird. One belongs to Yu, and the other belongs to Yong. "Er Ya Shi Bird" is an egret. Note: Toma Evelle has long hair on her back.
Today, Jiangdong people think it is cilia, so it is called egret. As the saying goes, storks fly with frost, while herons fly with dew, hence the name. Walking in shallow water, it is better to be lower, like a hoe, so it is called a hoe.