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Character Decomposition
鹤=隺+鸟
Etymology
bird
Meanings
crane
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Words with 鹤 181 total
(bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)灰鹤huī hèto die · to fly on a crane跨鹤kuà hèto ride a crane (as a Daoist adept)骑鹤qí hèred-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)仙鹤xiān hèto fly on a crane · to die乘鹤chéng hèflamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)火鹤huǒ hè(bird species of China) Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus)白鹤bái hèpaper crane纸鹤zhǐ hèan official's emolument鹤俸hè fèng(bird species of China) spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus)鹤鹬hè yù(bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)丹顶鹤dān dǐng hè
Idioms with 鹤 105 total Chain
(idiom) to love cranes and lose the masses; fig. to lose the big picture for the sake of a small gain; to sacrifice the many for the few爱鹤失众ài hè shī zhònglit. a crane that does not dance (idiom) · fig. a person who is not as good as their reputation; a useless person不舞之鹤bù wǔ zhī hèlit. to burn zithers and cook cranes · fig. to waste valuable resources · to destroy wantonly beautiful things焚琴煮鹤fén qín zhǔ hè
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