Vermilion Bird
one of the Four Symbols of Chinese mythology; represents the south and the summer season / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Vermilion Bird is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It represents the fire-element, the south direction, and the season summer correspondingly. Sometimes it is called the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què). It is known as Zhū Què in Chinese, Suzaku in Japanese, and Jujak in Korean.
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Chinese | 朱雀 | ||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Vermilion Peafowl | ||||||||||||||||||
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Hangul | 주작 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hanja | 朱雀 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kanji | 朱雀 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hiragana | すざく or しゅじゃく | ||||||||||||||||||
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The color vermilion is often called chinese red.
It is described as a red bird that resembles a pheasant with a five-colored plumage (bird's feathers) and is covered in flames. It is often mistaken for the Fenghuang (Named Chinese Phoenix) due to similarities in appearance, but the two are different creatures.[1]