懂中文 Dong Chinese

鹄

hú, gǔ

target

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 告 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鵠.

Components
鸟 meaning component

鸟  Meaning component

niǎo, diǎo

  

bird

告 sound component

告  Sound component

gào

  

tell

Evolution

鹄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鹄 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
鹄 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

鹄 (鵠) 

hú

target; swan

鹄 (鵠) 

gǔ

center or bull's eye of an archery target (old); goal

Most common words with 鹄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鹄

goal

鸿鹄

swan

燕雀安知鸿鹄之志

lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)

鹄的

bull's-eye

白鹄

(white) swan