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鹘

鶻
hú / gǔ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 falcon
  2. 2 a kind of small wild bird similar to a pigeon

Characters

鹘
hú
falcon

Examples

HSK 7-9
一只鹘停在崖顶。
Yì zhī hú tíng zài yá dǐng.
A falcon perched on the cliff top.
HSK 7-9
鹘迅速扑向水禽。
Hú xùnsù pū xiàng shuǐ qín.
The falcon dived swiftly toward the waterfowl.

Tips

history
In classical writing 鹘 names a bird of prey, essentially a falcon. Su Shi's 《石钟山记》 mentions a 鹘 nesting on the mountain.

Components

radical
鸟 niǎo
bird
The bird radical pins the meaning: whatever the reading, 鹘 always names a kind of bird, here a falcon.
phonetic
骨 gǔ
bone
Provides the sound; the reading has drifted from gǔ to hú over time, a common kind of phonetic loosening in older characters.

Stroke Order

鹘 hú