gòu雊
雊
archaic
literary
Meaning of 雊
雊 means the call or cry of a pheasant. Pronounced gòu.
- the call or cry of a pheasant
Character Info
Radical豸
Strokes8
Stroke Order
雊
Definitions & Examples
Xióng雄
zhì雉
míng鸣
jiào叫
yuē曰
gòu雊
。
The male pheasant's call is called 'gòu'.
《
Shī诗
jīng经
》
yǒu有
yún云
：
“
Xióng雄
zhì雉
yú于
fēi飞
，
yì泄
yì泄
qí其
yǔ羽
。
”
Gǔ
zhù古
qí注
míng其
wéi鸣
gòu为
雊
。
The Classic of Poetry says: 'The male pheasant flies, his wings rustle.' Ancient commentaries note its call is 'gòu'.