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Meaning of 鵠

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鵠 (Simplified: 鹄)Polyphone (多音字)
Total strokes: 18; Radical: 鳥
Pictophonetic:告 indicates the sound; 鳥 (bird) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
Similar Characters: 鴶
1
Pinyin: gǔ
English Definition:center or bull's eye of an archery target (old); goal; target
Chinese Definition:
①箭靶的中心。[合]鹄子(箭靶)。
②目标,目的。[例]此其鹄惟在于刑,其刑惟在于任威斩断,而五官之大法无与焉。——章炳麟《商鞅》。
③另见hú;hè。

Example Words:
鵠的 gǔ dì bull's-eye; target; objective
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2
Pinyin: hú
English Definition:swan
Chinese Definition:
①水鸟,形状像鹅,体较鹅大,鸣声宏亮,善飞,吃植物、昆虫等(亦称“天鹅”):鹄立。鹄望(殷切盼望)。鹄候。
Example Words:
鵠候回音 hú hòu huí yīn to respectfully await sb's reply (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
穿鹄鹅绒的老兵发现温度计的直径为一米
。
The veteran in velvet found that the diameter of the thermometer was one metre.
2
“
黑鹄鹅
”
事务指俄然发生并且孕育发生伟大影响的事务
。
black swan is the event that is a surprise (to the observer) and has a major impact.
3
流浪的乐队把她那位打着绷带的夫婿遗弃在鹄鹅岛上
。
The wandering band abandoned her bandaged husband on Swan Island.
4
你知不知道住在云杉林里的黑拟椋鸟
、
金翅雀还有坦格鹄
?
Do you know the black oropendola, or the goldfinch, Tengmalm's owl that lives in a forest of spruces?
5
在上古
,
“
鹤
”
与
“
鹄
”
音近
,
“
黄鹤
”
是由
“
黄鹄
”
通变而来
。
In the early ancient time, "crane" and "swan" share similar pronunciations. "Yellow crane" is generalized from "yellow swan".