鸠
Spell out: + =
turtledove; (literary) to gather
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,793 U+9E20
How 鸠 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
鸟 (semantic, “bird”) + 九 (phonetic, jiǔ)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 九
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 九 (jiǔ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 九 sound component | jiǔ | nine |
| 轨 | guǐ | track, rut, path |
| 仇 | chóu | enemy; hatred, enmity |
| 究 | jiū | to dig into, to investigate; actually, after all |
| 旭 | xù | the rising sun; brilliant, radiant |
| 宄 | guǐ | traitor; villain |
| 犰 | qiú | armadillo |
| 艽 | jiāo | large-leaf gentian |
| 馗 | kuí | cheekbone; path, road, intersection |
| 氿 | guǐ | spring |
| 鼽 | qiú | sclogged nose |
Words containing 鸠
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鸠江区 | Jiū jiāng Qū | Jiujiang, a district of Wuhu City 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 Shi4], Anhui |
| 黄脚绿鸠 | huáng jiǎo lǜ jiū | (bird species of China) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus) |
| 灰头绿鸠 | huī tóu lǜ jiū | (bird species of China) ashy-headed green pigeon (Treron phayrei) |
| 红顶绿鸠 | hóng dǐng lǜ jiū | (bird species of China) whistling green pigeon; Taiwan green pigeon (Treron formosae) |
| 鸠山由纪夫 | Jiū shān Yóu jì fū | Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010 |
| 绿翅金鸠 | lǜ chì jīn jiū | (bird species of China) common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica) |
| 山斑鸠 | shān bān jiū | (bird species of China) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) |
| 针尾绿鸠 | zhēn wěi lǜ jiū | (bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda) |
| 红翅绿鸠 | hóng chì lǜ jiū | (bird species of China) white-bellied green pigeon (Treron sieboldii) |
| 火斑鸠 | huǒ bān jiū | (bird species of China) red collared dove; red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica) |
| 山皇鸠 | shān huáng jiū | (bird species of China) mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia) |
| 鸠摩罗什 | Jiū mó luó shí | Kumarajiva c. 334-413, Buddhist monk and translator of Zen texts |
| 厚嘴绿鸠 | hòu zuǐ lǜ jiū | (bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra) |
| 孟德斯鸠 | Mèng dé sī jiū | Charles Montesquieu (1689-1755), French political philosopher |
| 鸠山 | Jiū shān | Hatoyama, Japanese name and place name; Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party … |
| 灰斑鸠 | huī bān jiū | (bird species of China) Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| 鸠合 | jiū hé | variant of 糾合|纠合[jiu1 he2] |
| 绿皇鸠 | lǜ huáng jiū | (bird species of China) green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea) |
| 鸠江 | Jiū jiāng | see 鳩江區|鸠江区[Jiu1 jiang1 Qu1] |
| 伊壁鸠鲁 | Yī bì jiū lǔ | Epicurus (341-270 BC), ancient Greek philosopher |