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鸪

gū

Character Traditional 鴣

What 鸪 means

1. partridge
2. Francolinus chinensis

Words containing 鸪

• 鹧鸪zhè gūpartridge
• 中华鹧鸪Zhōng huá zhè gū(bird species of China) Chinese francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus)
• 海南山鹧鸪Hǎi nán shān zhè gū(bird species of China) Hainan partridge (Arborophila ardens)
• 环颈山鹧鸪huán jǐng shān zhè gū(bird species of China) hill partridge (Arborophila torqueola)
• 白眉山鹧鸪bái méi shān zhè gū(bird species of China) white-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica)
• 白颊山鹧鸪bái jiá shān zhè gū(bird species of China) white-cheeked partridge (Arborophila atrogularis)
• 红喉山鹧鸪hóng hóu shān zhè gū(bird species of China) rufous-throated partridge (Arborophila rufogularis)
• 红胸山鹧鸪hóng xiōng shān zhè gū(bird species of China) chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandellii)
• 绿脚山鹧鸪lǜ jiǎo shān zhè gū(bird species of China) green-legged partridge (Arborophila chloropus)
• 台湾山鹧鸪Tái wān shān zhè gū(bird species of China) Taiwan partridge (Arborophila crudigularis)
• 褐胸山鹧鸪hè xiōng shān zhè gū(bird species of China) bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus)
• 鹁鸪bó gūturtle dove or similar bird; oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
• 水鹁鸪shuǐ bó gūturtle dove or similar bird; oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
• 四川山鹧鸪Sì chuān shān zhè gū(bird species of China) Sichuan partridge (Arborophila rufipectus)

Characters built on 古

These share the phonetic component 古 (gǔ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 估gūto estimate
• 居jūto reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up
• 故gùhappening; instance; reason
• 固gùhard; strong; solid
• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain
• 胡húnon-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous
• 姑gūpaternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old)
• 辜gūcrime; sin

Sounds the same

Read gū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 估to estimate
• 姑paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old)
• 孤lone; lonely
• 辜crime; sin
• 骨used in 骨碌碌; used in 骨碌; used in 骨朵
• 菇(bound form) mushroom
• 箍hoop; to bind with hoops
• 咕(onomatopoeia) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc
• 沽to buy; to sell
• 呱used in 呱呱; Taiwan pr. wā
• 毂used in 毂辘
• 轱used in 轱辘