鹤立鸡群 meaning in English

hèlìjīqún

a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior

HSK 7-9Traditional 鶴立雞群40 strokes

Meaning of 鹤立鸡群

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hèlìjīqún
  1. a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common
  2. manifestly superior

Stroke order for each character

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鹤 hè · crane · 15 strokes

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立 lì · to stand · 5 strokes

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鸡 jī · fowl · 7 strokes

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群 qún · group · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 鹤立鸡群.

鸡蛋jīdàn(chicken) egg; hen's egg
立刻lìkèimmediately; at once; right away
建立jiànlìto establish; to set up
人群rénqúncrowd
成立chénglìto establish; to set up
设立shèlìto set up; to establish
立即lìjíimmediately
独立dúlìindependent; independence
立场lìchǎngposition; standpoint
群众qúnzhòngmass; multitude
群体qúntǐcommunity; colony
创立chuànglìto establish; to set up; to found

Questions about 鹤立鸡群

What does 鹤立鸡群 mean?

鹤立鸡群 (hèlìjīqún) means "a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior".

How do you write 鹤立鸡群?

鹤立鸡群 is made of 4 characters: 鹤 (15 strokes), 立 (5 strokes), 鸡 (7 strokes), 群 (13 strokes). That is 40 strokes in total.

Is 鹤立鸡群 an HSK word?

Yes. 鹤立鸡群 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 鹤立鸡群 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 鹤立鸡群 is written 鶴立雞群.