鸽 gē pigeon
pigeon; dove
怎么记住“鸽”: 合 join together + 鸟 bird = pigeon. At the wedding, the couple's hands join together and the kids set free a white bird, a pigeon that circles the church.
部件结构
鸽 = 合 join together + 鸟 bird
- 合 join together
- 亼 combine
- 口 mouth
- 鸟 bird
At the wedding, the couple's hands join together and the kids set free a white bird, a pigeon that circles the church.
用法
- Pigeon/dove - 鸽子 (gēzi) pigeon; 和平鸽 (hépínggē) dove of peace.
- Modern slang: 放鸽子 (fàng gēzi) 'to release a pigeon' = to stand someone up, ditch a plan - 他又放我鸽子 (tā yòu fàng wǒ gēzi) he bailed on me again. Very common in spoken Mandarin.
- Bound; appears as 鸽子, plus fixed 和平鸽.