鸽 (gē): pigeon
鸽 (gē) is a Chinese character meaning “pigeon.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 合 (phonetic) and 鸟 (semantic). It ranks #2559 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 鸽 bird. Its radical form 鸟 (bird) appears in many related characters such as 鸡 (jī, chicken), 鸟 (niǎo, bird), 鸭 (yā, duck).
Definitions
- pigeon
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鸽子noun | gē zi | pigeon |
| 信鸽noun | xìn gē | homing pigeon |
| 和平鸽noun | hé píng gē | dove of peace |
| 放鸽子verb | fàng gē zi | to stand sb up |
| 中亚鸽 | zhōng yà gē | (bird species of China) yellow-eyed pigeon (Columba eversmanni) |
| 传书鸽 | chuán shū gē | carrier pigeon (used for mail) |
| 天鸽座proper-noun | tiān gē zuò | Columba (constellation) |
| 黑林鸽 | hēi lín gē | (bird species of China) black wood pigeon |
| 点斑林鸽 | diǎn bān lín gē | (bird species of China) speckled wood pigeon (Columba hodgsonii) |
| 原鸽 | yuán gē | (bird species of China) rock dove (Columba livia) |
| 灰林鸽 | huī lín gē | (bird species of China) ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis) |
| 飞鸽 | fēi gē | Flying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936) |
| 鸽房 | gē fáng | dovecote |
| 鸽派noun | gē pài | dove faction (opposite: 鷹派|鹰派, hawks) |
| 斑尾林鸽 | bān wěi lín gē | (bird species of China) common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) |
鸽 appears in 22 compound words: 14 as the first character, 77 as the last, and 9 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 鸽 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
鸽子是和平的象征，很多广场都有鸽子。
Gēzi shì hépíng de xiàngzhēng, hěn duō guǎngchǎng dōu yǒu gēzi.
Pigeons are symbols of peace; many squares have pigeons.
高雄惊传毒鸽!妇人撒不明白米 鸽子瞬间坠地亡
gāo xióng jīng chuán dú gē ! fù rén sā bù míng bái mǐ gē zǐ shùn jiān zhuì dì wáng
Shocking Report of Poisoned Pigeons in Kaohsiung! Woman Scatters Uncooked Rice; Pigeon Plummets to the Ground and Dies Instantly
日本政策背景转向鸽派,但日元风险限制央行按兵不动空间,美银...
rì běn zhèng cè bèi jǐng zhuǎn xiàng gē pài , dàn rì yuán fēng xiǎn xiàn zhì yāng háng àn bīng bù dòng kōng jiān , měi yín . . .
Japan's policy background has turned dovish, but the risk of the yen limits the central bank's hold, and Bank of America...
油塘老翁疑用拐杖袭击白鸽惹街坊报案 警发现鸽尸 暂无人被捕
yóu táng lǎo wēng yí yòng guǎi zhàng xí jī bái gē rě jiē fāng bào àn jǐng fā xiàn gē shī zàn wú rén bèi bǔ
An old man in Yau Tong was suspected of attacking a white pigeon with a cane, provoking neighbors to report the case, and the police found the pigeon's carcass, and no one was arrested
高市早苗“鸽派提名”点燃期限溢价! 日本长期限国债抛...
gāo shì zǎo miáo gē pài tí míng diǎn rán qī xiàn yì jià ! rì běn cháng qī xiàn guó zhài pāo . . .
Sanae Gaoshi's "dovish nomination" ignites the term premium! Japan's long-term government bonds are dumped...
波士顿的鸽子又胖又自豪。
Bōshìdùn de gēzi yòu pàng yòu zìháo.
The pigeons of Boston are fat and proud.
他放我鸽子；我等了他一整晚！
Tā fàng wǒ gēzi; wǒděng le tā yī zhěng wǎn!
He stood me up; I waited all evening for him!
而在晴天的时候鸽子们都飞回家了。
ér zài qíngtiān de shíhou gēzi men dōu fēi huíjiā le.
And on sunny days all the pigeons flew home.
白鸽是种美丽的鸟类。
Bái gē shì zhǒng měilì de niǎolèi.
White doves are pretty birds.
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.
Character Family
鸟 Radical Family — Characters sharing the bird radical
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