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jiū
1. turtle-dove
2. Turtur orientalis
3. penis (slang, esp. Cantonese)
Uncommon • Top 30%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

Compound Words (20)

睢鸠
suījiū
plover (Charadrius morinellus)
鸣鸠
míngjiū
turtledove
鸠合
jiūhé
variant of [[糾合|纠合<jiūhé>]]
鸠山
Jiūshān
Hatoyama, Japanese name and place name
鸠集
jiūjí
variant of [[糾集|纠集<jiūjí>]]
鸠江
Jiūjiāng
Jiujiang district of Wuhu city [[蕪湖市|芜湖市<Wúhúshì>]], Anhui
斑鸠
bānjiū
turtledove
灰斑鸠
huībānjiū
(Chinese bird species) Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
小鹃鸠
xiǎojuānjiū
(Chinese bird species) little cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps)
火斑鸠
huǒbānjiū
(Chinese bird species) red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
山斑鸠
shānbānjiū
(Chinese bird species) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
绿皇鸠
lǚhuángjiū
(Chinese bird species) green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea)
山皇鸠
shānhuángjiū
(Chinese bird species) mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia)
棕斑鸠
zōngbānjiū
(Chinese bird species) laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)
欧斑鸠
Ōubānjiū
(Chinese bird species) European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)
鸠江区
Jiūjiāngqū
Jiujiang district of Wuhu city [[蕪湖市|芜湖市<Wúhúshì>]], Anhui
黑颏果鸠
hēikēguǒjiū
(Chinese bird species) black-chinned fruit dove (Ptilinopus leclancheri)
孟德斯鸠
Mèngdésījiū
Charles Montesquieu (1689-1755), French political philosopher
斑尾鹃鸠
bānwěijuānjiū
(Chinese bird species) barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall)
楔尾绿鸠
xiēwěilǚjiū
(Chinese bird species) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,441
Word Frequency Rank
25,185 of 84,292