Character

鹤

hè HSK 7

鹤 hè HSK 7

1. crane (large wading bird with long neck and legs, white or grey plumage)
2. a surname

Words using 鹤 as hè (2)

1 仙鹤 xiān hè — crane (red-crowned crane) HSK 7
- 仙 immortal, celestial (adds cultural and elevated connotation)
- 鹤 crane (the bird itself)
Example

那只仙鹤优雅地站在湖边。

nà zhī xiān hè yōu yǎ de zhàn zài hú biān

That crane stood gracefully by the lake.
2 鹤立鸡群 hè lì jī qún — to stand out from the crowd HSK 7
- 鹤 crane (symbolizing elegance and standing tall)
- 立 to stand (indicating upright posture)
- 鸡 chicken (representing ordinary people)
- 群 group/flock (indicating the crowd or masses)
Example

她的才华让她在公司里鹤立鸡群。

tā de cái huá ràng tā zài gōng sī lǐ hè lì jī qún

Her talent makes her stand out in the company.

Structure & writing

鹤 hè — crane (large wading bird with long neck and legs, white or grey plumage)

鹤 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 冖 mì — cover, cloth draped over something

冖 is a component in 32 characters

HSK 1

亮 liàng bright; luminous 写 xiě to write characters with a pen on paper or other surface 学 xué to study; to learn (opposite of 教) 爱 ài to love; to have deep affection for someone or something 觉 jué perception and discrimination of stimuli by organs of the body

HSK 2

旁 páng side; nearby

HSK 3

受 shòu to receive; to accept 带 dài ribbon, strip, or belt-shaped object

HSK 5

军 jūn armed forces; military 冠 guàn (lit.) to put on a hat (in ancient times, a capping ceremony at age 20 marked adulthood) 劳 láo to labor; human activity of creating material or spiritual wealth 索 suǒ thick rope or chain 荣 róng lush; flourishing (of plants)

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营 yíng to seek; to pursue

HSK 6

壶 hú kettle; pot; jug (a vessel with a spout and handle for holding liquids) 帝 dì supreme deity or ruler of the universe in religion or mythology 毫 háo fine, pointed hair on a person or animal 牵 qiān to lead or pull along 瞬 shùn to blink; to wink

HSK 7

亭 tíng pavilion; open-sided roofed structure for rest, built by a road or in a garden 侵 qīn to invade, to encroach on others' rights 冗 rǒng superfluous; useless; idle 冤 yuān to wrong; to treat unjustly 叠 dié to stack in layers; to pile up

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嚏 tì (lit.) to sneeze 寝 qǐn to sleep 帚 zhǒu broom; tool for sweeping away dust, dirt, and grime 浸 jìn to soak in liquid; to steep 荧 yíng (lit.) dim; faintly glowing 莹 yíng (lit.) a smooth, jade-like stone 蒙 méng ignorant, lacking knowledge 鹤 hè crane (large wading bird with long neck and legs, white or grey plumage)

2 隹 zhuī — short-tailed bird radical

隹 is a component in 23 characters

HSK 1

谁 shéi who (interrogative pronoun)

HSK 2

准 zhǔn standard; norm; criterion

HSK 3

难 nán difficult; not easy (opposite of 易)

HSK 4

售 shòu to sell; to vend 推 tuī push (an object) outward in the direction of force

HSK 5

唯 wéi solely, only 堆 duī a pile; a heap of accumulated things 维 wéi to connect; to tie 集 jí to gather, assemble, collect

HSK 6

截 jié to cut off; to sever (something long and slender) 携 xié to carry with one; to bring along 椎 zhuī vertebra, short bone forming the spine in humans and higher animals 焦 jiāo scorched, charred (dried out by heat, turning yellowish-black, hard and brittle) 雄 xióng male (of organisms that produce sperm, opposite of 雌)

HSK 7

帷 wéi curtain; tent curtain surrounding an area 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 雀 què sparrow; small bird with long wings, varies in plumage between sexes, feeds on grains and insects; refers broadly to small birds 雅 yǎ court music of the Zhou dynasty; the Ya odes in the Book of Songs (divided into Greater Ya and Lesser Ya) 雇 gù to hire someone to work for you

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雌 cí female (of animals or plants, capable of producing egg cells; opposite of 雄) 雕 diāo to carve or engrave on bamboo, wood, jade, metal, etc. 霍 huò (lit.) suddenly; swiftly 鹤 hè crane (large wading bird with long neck and legs, white or grey plumage)

3 鸟 niǎo — bird (warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate with feathers, beak, and wings)

鸟 is a component in 10 characters

HSK 1

鸡 jī chicken (domestic fowl with short beak, red comb, and short wings)

HSK 5

鸭 yā duck (a waterfowl with flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet; meat is edible and down feathers used for bedding and clothing)

HSK 6

岛 dǎo island (land surrounded by water on all sides); peninsula (land surrounded by water on three sides)

HSK 7

鸣 míng (of birds) to chirp; (of animals or insects) to cry or make sounds 鸦 yā crow; a black-feathered bird with a large beak, long wings, and strong feet 鸽 gē pigeon; dove (bird with small wings, good at flying, feathers white/grey/dark purple; kept as homing pigeon or symbolic of peace) 鹅 é goose (domestic fowl with white or grey feathers, orange or dark-brown fleshy knob on forehead, long neck, flat wide bill, webbed feet) 鹏 péng the giant mythical bird in ancient legend

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鹤 hè crane (large wading bird with long neck and legs, white or grey plumage) 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)

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