Memory phrase for the character: 鹤
鹤
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
