Dong Chinese dictionary

hú, què, hè

(crane), very high

crane

Depicts a crane's head on top of a bird (隹). Based on the original meaning "crane", now written as 鶴. The meaning later shifted to "very high".

Components

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts a crane's head.

隹 Iconic component

zhuī

bird

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

hú

very high

què

highly ambitious

hè

a bird flying up high

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 5 characters (2 verified)

Sources

許進雄《新編進階甲骨文字典: 甲骨文發現120周年紀念版》p.52