传书鸽 (chuánshūgē): carrier pigeon

Measure Word

一只传书鸽 zhī

Meanings

1 carrier pigeon
2 messenger pigeon

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

古代军队常用传书鸽传递消息。

Gǔdài jūnduì chángyòng chuánshūgē chuándì xiāoxi.

Ancient armies often used carrier pigeons to relay messages.

HSK 6

在没有电话的年代，传书鸽是重要的通讯工具。

Zài méiyǒu diànhuà de niándài, chuánshūgē shì zhòngyào de tōngxùn gōngjù.

In the era before telephones, carrier pigeons were an important communication tool.

Tips

memory

Read it literally: 传 (pass) + 书 (letter) + 鸽 (pigeon): a 'letter-passing pigeon'. The image does the work.

Stroke Order

传 chuán

书 shū

鸽 gē

Related Words

信鸽 xìngē #22,508

carrier pigeon / homing pigeon / messenger pigeon

传送 chuánsòng #4,405

to transmit / to convey / to teleport

传说 chuánshuō HSK 3 #2,852

legend / folk tale / it is said

戴笠鸽 dàilìgē

crested pigeon breed ("hat-wearing pigeon")

旅鸽 lǚgē

passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) / extinct North American pigeon species

食用鸽 shíyònggē

meat pigeon / pigeon raised for food / squab

岩鸽 yángē

hill pigeon (Columba rupestris) / rock pigeon (in older usage)

中国点子鸽 zhōngguódiǎnzǐgē

Chinese Spot pigeon; a traditional Chinese ornamental pigeon breed with a distinctive colored spot on the forehead

传染 chuánrǎn HSK 7-9 #4,982

to infect; to be contagious / to spread (a disease)

传播 chuánbō HSK 3 #4,753

to spread / to disseminate / to propagate