Memory phrase for the character: 鹤

鹤

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Meaning

crane

Pronunciation

hè

Explanation

Left: 隺 (a hooded 冖 bird 隹), right: bird 鸟/鳥

Mnemonic

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.

Vocabulary

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

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