鹤 hè

crane; Grus species (various)

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DEFINITIONS

  • crane
  • Grus species (various)
  • crane

STROKES

WORDS

鹤立鸡群 hè lì jī qún a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior
白鹤 bái hè (bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
仙鹤 xiān hè red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
纸鹤 zhǐ hè paper crane
风声鹤唳 fēng shēng hè lì lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom); fig. to panic at the slightest move; to be jittery
丹顶鹤 dān dǐng hè (bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
灰鹤 huī hè (bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)
一琴一鹤 yī qín yī hè carrying very little luggage (idiom); honest and incorruptible (government officials)
乘鹤 chéng hè to fly on a crane; to die
天鹤座 tiān hè zuò Grus (constellation)
杜荀鹤 dù xún hè Du Xunhe (846-904), Tang poet
杳如黄鹤 yǎo rú huáng hè to be gone forever (idiom); to disappear without a trace
松鹤遐龄 sōng hè xiá líng longevity
槛花笼鹤 jiàn huā lóng hè a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
沙丘鹤 shā qiū hè (bird species of China) sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)
火鹤 huǒ hè flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
火鹤花 huǒ hè huā flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
焚琴煮鹤 fén qín zhǔ hè lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes; fig. to waste valuable resources; to destroy wantonly beautiful things
白枕鹤 bái zhěn hè (bird species of China) white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
白头鹤 bái tóu hè (bird species of China) hooded crane (Grus monacha)
白鹤拳 bái hè quán Baihequan (Fujian White Crane) martial art form
白鹤梁 bái hè liáng White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings
白鹤滩 bái hè tān Baihetan, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江[Jin1 sha1 jiang1] at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan
蓑羽鹤 suō yǔ hè (bird species of China) demoiselle crane (Grus virgo)
赤颈鹤 chì jǐng hè (bird species of China) sarus crane (Grus antigone)
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