鸽
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pigeon; dove
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Dict coverage rank #2,321 U+9E3D
How 鸽 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
鸟 (semantic, “bird”) + 合 (phonetic, hé)
How to remember it
pigeon · Heisig RSH #2867
合 fit + 鸟 bird
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 合
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 合 (hé) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合 sound component | hé | to combine, to join, to unite; to gather |
| 哈 | hā | the sound of laughter |
| 拿 | ná | to bring, to grasp, to hold, to take |
| 给 | gěi | to give, to lend; for, by |
| 盒 | hé | small box or case; casket |
| 恰 | qià | just, exactly, precisely; proper |
| 蛤 | gé | clam |
| 颌 | hé | mouth; jaw |
| 龛 | kān | niche, shrine |
| 峇 | bā | cave, cavern |
| 袷 | jiá | lined garment |
| 荅 | dá | to answer; small bean; thick, heavy |
| 饸 | hé | buckwheat or sorghum noodles |
| 耠 | huō | to dig, to till |
| 铪 | hā | hafnium |
Words containing 鸽
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 点斑林鸽 | diǎn bān lín gē | (bird species of China) speckled wood pigeon (Columba hodgsonii) |
| 斑尾林鸽 | bān wěi lín gē | (bird species of China) common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| 中亚鸽 | zhōng yà gē | (bird species of China) yellow-eyed pigeon (Columba eversmanni) |
| 和平鸽 | hé píng gē | dove of peace |
| 放鸽子 | fàng gē zi | to stand sb up; to bail on sb |
| 黑林鸽 | hēi lín gē | (bird species of China) black wood pigeon; Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina) |
| 传书鸽 | chuán shū gē | carrier pigeon (used for mail) |
| 天鸽座 | Tiān gē zuò | Columba (constellation) |
| 灰林鸽 | huī lín gē | (bird species of China) ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis) |
| 紫林鸽 | zǐ lín gē | (bird species of China) pale-capped pigeon (Columba punicea) |
| 鸽子 | gē zi | pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae |
| 信鸽 | xìn gē | homing pigeon; carrier pigeon |
| 原鸽 | yuán gē | (bird species of China) rock dove (Columba livia) |
| 飞鸽 | Fēi gē | Flying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936) |
| 鸽房 | gē fáng | dovecote; enclosure for carrier pigeons |
| 雪鸽 | xuě gē | (bird species of China) snow pigeon (Columba leuconota) |
| 鸽派 | gē pài | dove faction (opposite: 鷹派|鹰派[ying1 pai4], hawks); peace party; the faction seeking peace |
| 欧鸽 | ōu gē | (bird species of China) stock dove (Columba oenas) |
| 岩鸽 | yán gē | (bird species of China) hill pigeon (Columba rupestris) |
| 鸠鸽 | jiū gē | dove |