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鸠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鸠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鸠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鸠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鸠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鸠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鸠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

鸠 Stroke Order — How to Write 鸠

Stroke Order

鸠 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 鸟, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

鸠 Radical and Character Components

Components:九鸟

鸠 is a phono-semantic compound: 鸟 (bird) carries the meaning, while 九 indicates the sound.

Radical: 鸟 + 2 more strokes

鸠 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • jiū

Meanings of 鸠 in Chinese

1

jiū鸠

A type of bird, commonly referring to doves or pigeons. It often appears in classical idioms or terms, such as 'jiū xíng hú miàn' (emaciated from hunger) or 'jiū zhàng' (an ancient staff with a dove head, presented to the elderly).
饥荒过后，许多灾民都变得鸠形鹄面，令人痛心。
After the famine, many disaster victims became emaciated from hunger, which was heartbreaking.
To gather or assemble people or things.
大家鸠合在一起，共同商讨应对策略。
Everyone gathered together to jointly discuss countermeasures.

Common Words and Phrases with 鸠

1
jiū鸠chú雏
A young dove; a dovelet.
鸟妈妈细心地喂养着巢里的鸠雏，等待它们展翅高飞。
The mother bird carefully feeds the squabs in the nest, waiting for them to spread their wings and fly.
2
jiū鸠hé合
to gather; to assemble; to bring together
为了完成项目，团队成员鸠合了所有可用的资源和信息。
To complete the project, the team members gathered all available resources and information.
3
jiū鸠jí集
To gather or collect; to muster.
他花费了数年时间，鸠集了许多珍稀的古籍善本。
He spent several years gathering many rare ancient books and valuable editions.

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Questions about 鸠

What does 鸠 mean in Chinese?

鸠 (jiū) means “A type of bird” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 鸠?

鸠 is pronounced jiū in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 鸠 have?

鸠 has 7 strokes.

How do you write 鸠?

鸠 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 鸟. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 鸠?

The radical of 鸠 is 鸟, and 鸠 is a phono-semantic compound.