target

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
鸟 meaning component

  Meaning component

niǎodiǎo

  

bird

告 sound component

  Sound component

gào

  

tell

Evolution

鹄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鹄 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
鹄 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

target; swan

() 

center or bull's eye of an archery target (old); goal

Most common words with 鹄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

goal

鸿鹄

swan

燕雀安知鸿鹄之志

lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)

鹄的

bull's-eye

白鹄

(white) swan