鹤 (hè) — crane (bird)
Definition
noun
crane (bird)
Measure word · 只
Examples
- 鹤。Gōng yuán lǐ yǒu yì zhī bái sè de hè.There is a white crane in the park.
- 鹤。hè Zài zhōng guó wén huà zhōng xiàng zhēng cháng shòu.Cranes symbolize longevity in Chinese culture.
- 鹤。Huà jiā huà le yì fú hè tú.The painter painted a picture of cranes.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 鶴; 鹤 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
鳥鳥niǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
寉
寉hè鶴hè
Same sound today
The traditional form 鶴 has 鳥, a bird, for the meaning and 寉 for the sound; the simplified 鹤 is a later shorthand, and its parts are not the historical parts.
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