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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gē | ge1
English translation
pigeon
dove
pigeon, dove; Columba species (various)

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

鴿

Contains the radical

diǎo

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

bird

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

合鸟

Semantic compound

diǎo

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. diǎo represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of 鴿.

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鸽子 gēzi Cóng Bǎi 英里 Yīng lǐ 之外 zhī wài 返回 fǎn huí 窝巢 wō cháo .

The pigeon homed from a distance of 100 miles.

zhǐ 鸽子 gēzi 沿着 yán zhe 屋顶 wū dǐng 大摇大摆 dà yáo dà bǎi de zǒu , yǒu 节奏 jiézòu de 咕咕 jiào .

A pigeon strutted along the roof, cooing rhythmically.

鸽子 gēzi shì 一种 yī zhǒng 定居 dìng jū de diǎo .

Pigeons are sedentary birds.

zài jiā , jiù xiàng 一只 bèi kùn zài lóng de 火烈鸟 huǒ liè niǎo .

In my family, I am flamingo in the flock of pigeons.

一只鸽子 gēzi Cóng 塔里钻出来 de 拍打着翅膀 chìbǎng

A pigeon emerges, wings flapping noisily, from the tower.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
鸽子 gēzi pigeon鴿子
pigeon鴿
信鸽 xìn gē homing pigeon信鴿
放鸽子 fàng gē zi to stand someone up放鴿子
飞鸽 Fēi gē Flying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936)飛鴿
和平鸽 hé píng gē dove of peace和平鴿
鹁鸽 bó gē pigeon鵓鴿
岩鸽 yán gē (bird species of China) hill pigeon (Columba rupestris)岩鴿
原鸽 yuán gē (bird species of China) rock dove (Columba livia)原鴿
传书鸽 chuán shū gē carrier pigeon (used for mail)傳書鴿

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Decomposition

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