Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 鸠鸽
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.
pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae
斑鸠bān jiūturtledove
鹁鸠bó jiūturtle dove or similar bird; (esp.) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
鸣鸠míng jiūturtledove
睢鸠suī jiūplover (Charadrius morinellus); dotterell
小鹃鸠xiǎo juān jiū(bird species of China) little cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps)