Memory phrase for the Kanji: 鸠
鸠
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Meaning
turtle-dove (= Turtur Orientalis)
Pronunciation
jiū
Explanation
Left: nine 九 (here: image of a pigeon ナ with a head 乚 pecking at the ground.), right: bird 鸟/鳥
Mnemonic
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It is pecking at the ground. This bird is the: turtle-dove. (pigeon)
Radicals
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