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CHINESE CHARACTER

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鹅

鹅

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goose

Numbered pinyin
e2
English meanings
goose, variant of 鵝|鹅[e2]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 我; right 鸟.

  • Left

    我
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    • Left

      扌
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    • Right

      戈
  • Right

    鸟

Meaning & sound clues

鸟 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “bird”.

我 is identified as the sound component (wǒ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 鹅.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰我鸟

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    báibái白白de的é鹅。

    A white goose.

  2. 02

    tiāné天鹅hú湖。

    Swan Lake.

  3. 03

    yōuxián悠闲zìzai自在。

    Leisurely.

  4. 04

    kěài可爱líng灵dòng动。

    Cute and lively.

  5. 05

    jǐngsè景色yí宜rén人。

    Pleasant.

  6. 06

    shēngjī生机àng盎rán然。

    Full of life.

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  • 天鹅