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Meaning of 鸠

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鸠 (Trad.: 鳩)
Pinyin: jiū
English Definition: turtledove; (literary) to gather
Chinese Definition:
①鸟,鸠鸽科部分种类的统称:鸠形鹄面(形容人因饥饿而很瘦的样子)。鸠杖(古代头上刻有鸠形之杖,年始七十者,由政府授给)。
②聚集:鸠合(亦作“纠合”)。鸠集(亦作“纠集”)。
Total strokes: 7; Radical: 鳥
Pictophonetic:九 indicates the sound; 鸟 (bird) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
斑鸠 bān jiū turtledove
鹊巢鸠占 què cháo jiū zhàn the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom); to reap where one has not sown
鸠山 jiū shān Hatoyama, Japanese name and place name; Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010
鸠山由纪夫 jiū shān yóu jì fū Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010
鸠江区 jiū jiāng qū Jiujiang district of Wuhu city 芜湖市 , Anhui
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Example Sentences
1
在别处
,
哀鸠是和平的象征
。
Elsewhere, the mourning dove is a symbol of peace.
2
晚间
,
人们坐在灯火阑珊哈鸠桥的台阶
。
People sitting on the steps of an illuminated Khaju Bridge at night.
3
反悲观主义的伊壁鸠鲁意志仅仅是苦难人的谨慎吗
?
Could the Epicurean will hostile to pessimism be merely the prudence of a suffering man?
4
还有伊鸠派哲人和斯多格派哲人
,
也是非常有名的哲学流派
。
The Epicurean philosophers, the Stoic philosophers, again, are very famous schools of philosophy.
5
相反的
,
伊壁鸠鲁察觉到很多身体上的快乐带来了疼痛或是痛苦的后果
。
On the contrary, he was aware that many of the bodily pleasures brought with them pain or had painful consequences.