02916 Chinese character of 鶴 and pronounce hok6

The Chinese character【鶴】that we will explain today is a word that describes nature or culture. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

A large bird. Explanation: (1) A kind of bird. It has a small head, slender neck and legs, is more than three feet tall, and has mostly white or gray feathers. It has large wings and is good at flying, and its song is loud and clear. They mostly live in swamps or plains, feeding on small fish, insects and grains. There are many species, including white crane, grey crane, red-crowned crane, etc. Such as: “Idle and wild crane”, “A crane standing out among chickens”. (2) White. For example: “white hair and youthful face”.

The pronunciation of this specific Chinese character is given below.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【鶴】:hè

Cantonese Jyutping of 【鶴】:hok6

Below, I will share fundamental aspects of the meaning and usage of the character 【鶴】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【鶴】, for example:Describing nature or culture , It means mainly a large bird .As Chinese characters have broad and intricate meanings, certain details might be too specific to be entirely explained in this overview.

【鶴】is a simple word when used alone, but its meaning broadens when combined with others to form intricate phrases, like【丹頂鶴、仙鶴】(Mandarin Pinyin:dān dǐng hè 、xiān hè/ Cantonese Jyutping:daan1 ding2 hok6 、sin1 hok6)

To complete this character, you need 21 strokes,It is a Chinese character that, once mastered, allows for a deeper understanding and more diverse expression in communication,Below, you’ll find a sentence connected to this character.:


天邊飛來了一隻優雅的仙鶴。

An elegant crane flew over the sky.


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