鶴 (hok6 | he4) : crane

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鶴

hok6

he4

crane

Stroke count: 21

Level: 1

Radical: (#196)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鶴 / 鹤

This word has been viewed 7326 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Apr 2012 14:00

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紅鶴 hung4 hok6*2 hong2 he4 = red crowned crane; grus japonensis; flamingo

鶴嘴鋤 hok6 zeoi2 co4 = pick, pickaxe

鶴針 hok6 zam1 = cornetfish

杳如黃鶴 miu5 jyu4 wong4 hok6 yao3 ru2 huang2 he4 = disappear like the yellow crane (nowhere to be found)

白鶴 baak6 hok6*2 bai2 he4 = a white crane

鶴絨 hok6 jung4*2 = eiderdown (down, or soft feathers, from the breast of the female eider duck) 粵

劏白鶴 tong1 baak6 hok6 tang1 bai2 he4 = throw up; puke; barf 粵

羊公鶴 joeng4 gung1 hok6*2 = Mr. Yang's crane (said to dance but couldn't; undeserved reputation)

鶴峰 hok6 fung1 he4 feng1 = Hefeng (place in Hubei)

鶴崗 hok6 gong1 he4 gang3 = Hegang (city in Heilongjiang)
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Decimal representation of this word: 鶴
Unicode code for this character: U+9db4 (off-site link)

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