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鹄
鵠
hú
1. swan

Character Breakdown (Single character)

鹄
gǔ
swan
12 丶

Compound Words (5)

白鹄
báihú
(white) swan
鸿鹄
hónghú
swan
鹄候
húhòu
to respectfully await
刻鹄类鹜
kèhúlèiwù
to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom)
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志
yànquèānzhīhónghúzhīzhì
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)

Alternate Entries

鹄
gǔ
center or bull's eye of an archery target (old) / goal / target

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