鶘 meaning and stroke order

hú

Pelican

Strokes20
Pinyinhú
ToneTone 2

How to write 鶘, stroke by stroke

20 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.

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Meaning of 鶘

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

húsecond tone (rising)
  1. used in 鵜鶘|鹈鹕[ti2 hu2]

How 鶘 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bird.

鳥 gives the meaning and 胡 hints at the sound.

Radical: 鳥 (bird), shared by 78 characters on this site.

Common words with 鶘

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
鵜鶘tíhúpelican

Questions about 鶘

How many strokes are in 鶘?

鶘 is written with 20 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 鶘 mean?

鶘 (hú) means pelican. A common word with it is 鹈鹕 (tíhú), meaning "pelican".

How do you pronounce 鶘?

鶘 is pronounced hú, in the second tone (rising).

What is the radical of 鶘?

The radical of 鶘 is 鳥, which carries the idea of "bird". Dictionaries list 鶘 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 鶘?

鶘 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 鹕, used in mainland China and Singapore.