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CHINESE CHARACTER

鸽 (gē): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

pigeon, dove; Columba species (various)
HSK 7-911 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

鸟 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 鸽.

Phonetic component

合 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 11

Write 鸽 in 11 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 鸽

鸽子

我和汤姆在公园的长椅上坐着,一边聊天一边喂着鸽子。

Wǒ hé tāng mǔ zài gōng yuán de cháng yǐ shàng zuò zhe, yì biān liáo tiān yì biān wèi zhe gē zi。

Tom and I sat on a bench in the park and talked while we fed pigeons.

FAQ

What does 鸽 (gē) mean in Chinese?

pigeon, dove; Columba species (various)

How do you write 鸽 in stroke order?

鸽 has 11 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 鸽?

鸟 is the radical in 鸽. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 鸽?

鸽子 (gēzi): pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae.