鹤

hè

crane

Radical: 鸟 Strokes: 15

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Less common

Same radical

鸟鸡鸣鸾鸭鹅鹊鸦鹰鹛鸠鸳

Same radical

鸟鸡鸣鸾鸭鹅鹊鸦鹰鹛鸠鸳鸿鹄鸥

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Character Decomposition

鹤=隺+鸟

Etymology

bird

Meanings

crane

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Words with 鹤 181 total

(bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)灰鹤huī hè to die · to fly on a crane跨鹤kuà hè to ride a crane (as a Daoist adept)骑鹤qí hè

Idioms with 鹤 105 total Chain

(idiom) to love cranes and lose the masses; fig. to lose the big picture for the sake of a small gain; to sacrifice the many for the few爱鹤失众ài hè shī zhòng lit. a crane that does not dance (idiom) · fig. a person who is not as good as their reputation; a useless person不舞之鹤bù wǔ zhī hè lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes · fig. to waste valuable resources · to destroy wantonly beautiful things焚琴煮鹤fén qín zhǔ hè