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鸠

jiū

pigeon; to collect, to assemble

🔤 Pictophonetic: 鸟 (bird) provides meaning, 九 provides pronunciation
HSK 7 strokes Uncommon (35%)
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九
jiǔ
nine
鸟
niǎo
bird
⿰九鸟 i

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Component Tree i

jiǔ
九
nine
📷 Pictographic: An elbow
2 strokes HSK 1
niǎo
鸟
bird
📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 烏, a bird
5 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 鸠 (31)

jiū
鸠 ↗
turtle-dove / Turtur orientalis / penis (slang, esp. Cantonese)
xiǎojuānjiū
小鹃鸠 ↗
(Chinese bird species) little cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps)
zōngbānjiū
棕斑鸠 ↗
(Chinese bird species) laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)
shānhuángjiū
山皇鸠 ↗
(Chinese bird species) mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia)
bānwěijuānjiū
斑尾鹃鸠 ↗
(Chinese bird species) barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall)
bānjiū
斑鸠 ↗
turtledove
shānbānjiū
山斑鸠 ↗
(Chinese bird species) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
xiēwěilǚjiū
楔尾绿鸠 ↗
(Chinese bird species) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)
chéngxiōnglǚjiū
橙胸绿鸠 ↗
(Chinese bird species) orange-breasted green pigeon (Treron bicinctus)
Mèngdésījiū
孟德斯鸠 ↗
Charles Montesquieu (1689-1755), French political philosopher
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