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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 form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

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Academia Sinica
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