鹤 hè
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 鸟 — bird
- Made of
- 隺 flying high 鸟 bird
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
鹤立鸡群
hèlìjīqún
to stand out from the crowd
Characters in this word
立 lì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
鸡 jī
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 鸟 — bird
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 在一组平庸的方案中，他的设计显得鹤立鸡群。 Zài yì zǔ píngyōng de fāng'àn zhōng, tā de shèjì xiǎnde hèlìjīqún. Among a group of mediocre proposals, his design stood out from the crowd.
- 他个子很高，站在人群里鹤立鸡群。 Tā gèzi hěn gāo, zhàn zài rénqún li hèlìjīqún. He is very tall and stands head and shoulders above the crowd.
- 她的歌声清亮动人，在这群新人里鹤立鸡群。 Tā de gēshēng qīngliàng dòngrén, zài zhè qún xīnrén li hèlìjīqún. Her voice is clear and moving, and she stands out among this group of newcomers.