1. 鸽

鸽

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  • 2688th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
鸽→
合鸟
2Radical
鸽→
人human一one口mouth鸟bird
3Graphical
鸽→
人一口㇆㇉丶丶一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gē (ge1)pigeon • dove

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 鸽 gē (ge1)The component 合 is pronounced as 'gě' (ge3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 鸽 gē (ge1)The component 合 is pronounced as 'hé' (he2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

飞鸽 (飛鴿)
鸽子 (鴿子)

Uncommon

放鸽子 (放鴿子)

RareShow 8

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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