鸠 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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jiū

pigeon

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 九 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鳩.

Components

鸟 Meaning component

niǎo, diǎo

bird

九 Sound component

jiǔ

nine

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

jiū

pigeon, dove; collect, assemble; turtledove; (literary) to gather

Most common words with 鸠

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	鸠	turtledove
	斑鸠	turtledove
	伊壁鸠鲁	Epicurus (341-270 BC), ancient Greek philosopher
	鸠山	Hatoyama, Japanese name and place name
	鸠山由纪夫	Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010