鸽 gē
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 鸟 — bird
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
鸽子
gēzi
pigeon; dove
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 广场上的鸽子已经习惯游客靠近，反而失去了对危险的警觉。 Guǎngchǎng shàng de gēzi yǐjīng xíguàn yóukè kàojìn, fǎn'ér shīqù le duì wēixiǎn de jǐngjué. The pigeons in the square have become accustomed to tourists approaching and have instead lost their alertness to danger.
- 公园里有几只鸽子在地上找吃的。 Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu jǐ zhī gēzi zài dìshang zhǎo chī de. A few pigeons in the park are looking for food on the ground.
- 他每天早上都会给阳台上的鸽子喂水。 Tā měi tiān zǎoshang dōu huì gěi yángtái shang de gēzi wèi shuǐ. Every morning he gives water to the pigeons on his balcony.