鹕 meaning and stroke order
Pelican
How to write 鹕, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 鹕
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 鵜鶘|鹈鹕[ti2 hu2]
How 鹕 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bird.
鸟 gives the meaning and 胡 hints at the sound.
Radical: 鸟 (bird), shared by 72 characters on this site.
How to remember 鹕
The left part 胡 (hú) gives the sound, and the right part 鸟 (niǎo) tells you it is a bird. Think of a bird with a big 胡 beard-like pouch under its beak: the pelican.
鹕 almost never appears alone. It is used in the word 鹈鹕 (tíhú), which means pelican. Example: 湖边有一只鹈鹕。(Hú biān yǒu yì zhī tíhú.) There is a pelican by the lake.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 胡 alone or swap in 湖 (hú, lake) because they sound the same, but the pelican word needs the bird part: 鹈鹕. Also keep the order right: it is 鹈鹕 (tíhú), not 鹕鹈.
Common words with 鹕
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 鹈鹕 | tíhú | pelican |
Questions about 鹕
How many strokes are in 鹕?
鹕 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鹕 mean?
鹕 (hú) means pelican. A common word with it is 鹈鹕 (tíhú), meaning "pelican".
How do you pronounce 鹕?
鹕 is pronounced hú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 鹕?
The radical of 鹕 is 鸟, which carries the idea of "bird". Dictionaries list 鹕 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 鹕?
The traditional form of 鹕 is 鶘. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 鹕 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Can I say 鹕 by itself to mean pelican?
No. In modern Chinese you say the full word 鹈鹕 (tíhú). Using 鹕 alone sounds incomplete.
What is the measure word for 鹈鹕?
Use 只 (zhī), the usual measure word for birds and many animals. For example, 两只鹈鹕 (liǎng zhī tíhú), two pelicans.