鸠 (jiū): turtledove

Measure Word

一只鸠 zhī

Meanings

1 turtledove
2 (literary) to gather; to collect

Characters

鸠

jiū

turtledove; to gather (literary)

Examples

林中有一只鸠在鸣叫。

Lín zhōng yǒu yī zhī jiū zài míngjiào.

A turtledove is cooing in the forest.

鸠占鹊巢是一个常见的成语。

Jiū zhàn què cháo shì yī gè chángjiàn de chéngyǔ.

The idiom about the dove occupying the magpie's nest is commonly used.

Tips

culture

鸠 appears in the famous idiom 鸠占鹊巢 (jiū zhàn què cháo) — the dove occupies the magpie's nest — meaning an interloper who takes over another's home or position.

Stroke Order

鸠 jiū

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