Radical What does the radical 鳥 mean? The radical 鳥 means bird; it has 11 strokes. Quick factsMeaningbirdStrokes11Kanji using it10 鳥11 strokes10 kanjibirdStroke order · 11 strokesWatch it written1234567891011Kanji using this radical鳴cry島island蔦ivy鳩pigeon鳳phoenix (male)鴻wild goose鵬peng (mythical giant bird)鶏chicken鶴crane (bird)鷹hawk