鶴 hè

crane; Grus species (various)

DEFINITIONS

  • crane
  • Grus species (various)
  • crane

WORDS

鶴鷸 hè yù (bird species of China) spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus)
黃鶴樓 huáng hè lóu Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985; favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes; Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔顥|崔颢[Cui1 Hao4], with theme 'the past will never return'; one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼[Yue4 yang2 Lou2] in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi
黑頸鶴 hēi jǐng hè (bird species of China) black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)
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