jiū

common
technical

Meaning of

鸠 means a type of bird resembling a pigeon; turtledove; pigeon. Pronounced jiū.

  • a type of bird resembling a pigeon; turtledove; pigeon

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Shù
lín
chuán
lái
bān
jiū
de
jiào
shēng
 

The call of a turtledove came from the woods.

Zhè
zhǒng
jiū
niǎo
de
máo
hěn
piào
liang
 

This type of dove has very beautiful feathers.

Zài
dài
wén
xué
zhōng
 
jiū
cháng
bèi
yòng
zuò
xiàng
 

In ancient literature, the dove was often used as an image.