鴿 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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gē

pigeon

Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound.

Components

鳥 Meaning component

niǎo, diǎo

bird

合 Sound component

hé, gě

to join

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

gē

pigeon, dove; Columba species (various); pigeon; dove

Most common words with 鴿

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	鸽子	pigeon
	鸽	pigeon
	信鸽	homing pigeon
	放鸽子	to stand someone up
	飞鸽	Flying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[k]ˤ[ə]p (no pre-Qín exx.)	kop	gē	dove [not in GSR]

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 5.0937% of movies

2295th most common character in movies

2694th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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