The kanji 雛 primarily means "chick," "doll," or "young bird." It often conveys the sense of something small, delicate, and in its early stages of development. It can also refer to something that is newly formed or just beginning.

・On-yomi (音読み): シュウ (shū) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ひな (hina)

⚫︎雛祭り Translation: Girls' Day (Doll Festival) ⚫︎雛人形 Translation: Girl's Day dolls ⚫︎雛鳥 Translation: Chick

The kanji 雛 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound. ⚫︎The left side is 部首 (bushu, radical) 隹, which represents a "small bird". ⚫︎The right side is 芻 which gives the sound. Thus, 雛 combines the meaning of "bird" with a phonetic component, indicating a "chick" or "young bird". The character's formation reflects its meaning relating to young birds.