鹄
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swan
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Dict coverage rank #3,406 U+9E44
How 鹄 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
鸟 (semantic, “bird”) + 告 (phonetic, gào)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 告
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 告 (gào) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 告 sound component | gào | to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse |
| 造 | zào | to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture |
| 靠 | kào | nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust |
| 浩 | hào | great, grand, vast |
| 酷 | kù | strong, stimulating; ruthless, intense |
| 皓 | hào | bright, luminous; clear; hoary |
| 窖 | jiào | cellar, storeroom |
| 锆 | gào | zirconium |
| 梏 | gù | handcuffs, manacles; fetters |
| 牿 | gù | cattle shed |
| 郜 | gào | a feudal state in Shantong; surname |
Words containing 鹄
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 | yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì | lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we… |
| 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 | yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì | lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we… |
| 白鹄 | bái hú | (white) swan |
| 鹄的 | gǔ dì | bull's-eye; target; objective |
| 鹄候 | hú hòu | to respectfully await; to look forward to |
| 刻鹄类鹜 | kè hú lèi wù | to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom); to fail utterly in trying to… |
| 鸿鹄 | hóng hú | swan; person with noble aspirations |