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鸽

gē

HSK 6 Character Traditional 鴿

What 鸽 means

1. pigeon; dove

Example sentences

• 屋顶上有只白鸽。
  There is a white dove on the roof.
• 他的实验用了鸽子。
  Tā de shíyàn yòng le gēzi.
  He used pigeons in his experiment.
• 白鸽是种美丽的鸟类。
  White doves are pretty birds.
• 波士顿的鸽子又胖又自豪。
  The pigeons of Boston are fat and proud.
• 他放我鸽子；我等了他一整晚！
  He stood me up; I waited all evening for him!
• 基顿把磁铁放在他的鸽子的头上。
  Jī dùn bǎ cítiě fàng zài tā de gēzi de tóushàng.
  Keeton put magnets on the heads of his pigeons.

Words starting with 鸽

• 鸽子gē zipigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae
• 鸽房gē fángdovecote; enclosure for carrier pigeons
• 鸽派gē pàidove faction (opposite: 鹰派; peace party; the faction seeking peace

Words containing 鸽

• 信鸽xìn gēhoming pigeon; carrier pigeon
• 原鸽yuán gē(bird species of China) rock dove (Columba livia)
• 岩鸽yán gē(bird species of China) hill pigeon (Columba rupestris)
• 欧鸽ōu gē(bird species of China) stock dove (Columba oenas)
• 雪鸽xuě gē(bird species of China) snow pigeon (Columba leuconota)
• 飞鸽Fēi gēFlying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936)
• 中亚鸽zhōng yà gē(bird species of China) yellow-eyed pigeon (Columba eversmanni)
• 传书鸽chuán shū gēcarrier pigeon (used for mail)
• 和平鸽hé píng gēdove of peace
• 天鸽座Tiān gē zuòColumba (constellation)
• 放鸽子fàng gē zito stand sb up; to bail on sb
• 灰林鸽huī lín gē(bird species of China) ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis)
• 紫林鸽zǐ lín gē(bird species of China) pale-capped pigeon (Columba punicea)
• 黑林鸽hēi lín gē(bird species of China) black wood pigeon; Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina)
• 斑尾林鸽bān wěi lín gē(bird species of China) common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
• 点斑林鸽diǎn bān lín gē(bird species of China) speckled wood pigeon (Columba hodgsonii)
• 雏鸽chú gēsquab; nestling pigeon
• 鸠鸽jiū gēdove
• 鹁鸽bó gēpigeon

Characters built on 合

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

• 盒hésmall box; case
• 蛤gé(bound form) clam; used in 蛤蚧
• 颌hé(bound form) jaw
• 搿géto hug
• 拾shèto ascend in light steps

Characters that look like 鸽

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 确quèauthenticated; solid; firm
• 锈xiùto rust
• 锅guōpot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing
• 颌hé(bound form) jaw
• 倔juéused in 倔强
• 鸸érused in 鸸鹋

Sounds the same

Read gē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 哥elder brother
• 歌song; (bound form) to sing
• 胳armpit
• 割to cut; to cut apart
• 搁to place; to put aside; to shelve
• 疙used in 疙瘩
• 戈dagger-axe; abbr. for 戈瑞; (Taiwan) abbr. for 戈雷
• 咯(phonetic)
• 格used in 格登; used in 格格
• 纥knot
• 仡used in 仡佬族; Taiwan pr. qì
• 圪(phonetic)