Memory phrase for the Kanji: 鹤
鹤
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Meaning
crane
Pronunciation
hè
Explanation
Left: 隺 (a hooded 冖 bird 隹), right: bird 鸟/鳥
Mnemonic
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A hooded bird, this bird is the: crane.
Radicals
隹
short tailed bird Also this 鳥 is seen as a bird.
冖
cover This very similar radical 宀 is understood as a roof.
鳥
bird Also this 隹 is seen as a bird.
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Vocabulary
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黑颈鹤
hēi jǐng hè
black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis); Tibetan crane
黄鹤楼
Huáng hè lóu
Yellow crane tower in Wuhan city
鹤立鸡群
hè lì jī qún
a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior
鹤佬人
Hè lǎo rén
Hoklo people, southern Chinese people of Taiwan
杜荀鹤
Dù Xún hè
Du Xunhe (846-904), Tang poet
鹤俸
hè fèng
an official's emolument
鹤俸
hè fèng