pigeon; dove

Animated Stroke Order 鸽

鸽 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 鸽

鸽 stroke order diagram

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order:

Download and print worksheets to practice writing
FREE
鸽 handwriting practice sheet - portrait

Preview of Portrait worksheet

HSK Vocabulary:

HSK words that contain this character.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
gōng
yuán
yǒu
hěn
duō
zi
zài
shí

There are many pigeons foraging in the park

2
dài
rén
men
yòng
xìn
chuán
zhòng
yào
xiāo

In ancient times, people used carrier pigeons to deliver important messages

3
píng
shì
guó
gōng
rèn
de
píng
xiàng
zhēng

The dove of peace is an internationally recognized symbol of peace

4
zhè
shì
zhī
zi

This is a pigeon.

5
gōng
yuán
yǒu
hěn
duō
zi
zài
chī
shí

There are many pigeons eating food in the park.

6
yǎng
le
zhī
bái
de
zi
zuò
wéi
chǒng

He keeps a white pigeon as a pet.

Information

Traditional鴿
Radical
Strokes11
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#3079
Zhuyinㄍㄜ
Components
UnicodeU+9E3D
Cangjie
☯️

Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality

Related Characters

Explore characters by relationship