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jiū
pigeon; to collect, to assemble
🔤 Pictophonetic: 鸟 (bird) provides meaning, 九 provides pronunciation
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Words Using 鸠 (31)

jiū
turtle-dove / Turtur orientalis / penis (slang, esp. Cantonese)
小鹃鸠
xiǎojuānjiū
(Chinese bird species) little cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps)
橙胸绿鸠
chéngxiōnglǚjiū
(Chinese bird species) orange-breasted green pigeon (Treron bicinctus)
山皇鸠
shānhuángjiū
(Chinese bird species) mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia)
棕斑鸠
zōngbānjiū
(Chinese bird species) laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)
楔尾绿鸠
xiēwěilǚjiū
(Chinese bird species) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)
山斑鸠
shānbānjiū
(Chinese bird species) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
欧斑鸠
Ōubānjiū
(Chinese bird species) European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)
珠颈斑鸠
zhūjǐngbānjiū
(Chinese bird species) spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
孟德斯鸠
Mèngdésījiū
Charles Montesquieu (1689-1755), French political philosopher
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