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Meaning of 鹤

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(Trad.: 鶴)
Pinyin:
English Definition: crane
Chinese Definition:
①鸟类的一属,全身白色或灰色,生活在水边,吃鱼、昆虫或植物:鹤立。鹤发。鹤寿。鹤驾。鹤长凫短。
Total strokes: 15; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (bird) conveys the meaning.
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丹顶鹤 dān dǐng (bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
白鹤 bái (bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
仙鹤 xiān red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
鹤立鸡群 qún a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior
风声鹤唳 fēng shēng lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom); fig. to panic at the slightest move; to be jittery
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Example Sentences
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How many wild whooping cranes are there?
2
寿
The crane symbolizes good fortune, peace and longevity.
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寿
In China the crane is a symbol of good fortune and longevity.
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Cranes are regarded as a bird of good luck in China.
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At six feet tall, the Eastern Sarus crane is the world' s tallest flying bird.