Read Edit View history 寉 hè crane Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Archaic variant of 鶴. Depicts a bird (隹) under a roof (宀). Components 宀 宀 Iconic component mián roof 隹 隹 Iconic component zhuī, cuī, wéi bird Character Evolution Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC Regular Modern ▼ More ▲ Less Historical Pronunciations Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical images Academia Sinica