白头鹤
bái tóu hè · (bird species of China) hooded crane (Grus monacha)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 白头鹤
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4]
白色báisèwhite; fig. reactionary; anti-communist
头tóuhead; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]
明白míngbaiclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize
头发tóufahair (on the head)
白酒báijiǔbaijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum; (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒[bai2 pu2 tao5 jiu3])