鴿

See also: 鸽

鴿 U+9D3F, 鴿 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9D3F ← 鴾 [U+9D3E] CJK Unified Ideographs 鵀 → [U+9D40]

Translingual

Han character

鴿 (Kangxi radical 196, 鳥+6, 17 strokes, cangjie input 人口竹日火 (ORHAF), four-corner 8762₇, composition ⿰合鳥)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1489, character 3
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46884
• Dae Jaweon: page 2020, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4630, character 15
• Unihan data for U+9D3F

Chinese

trad.		鴿
simp.		鸽

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 鴿
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (合) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
龕	*kʰuːm
媕	*quːm, *qromʔ, *qɯːm, *qramʔ, *qɯːb
頜	*ɡuːmʔ, *kuːb
答	*tkuːb
畣	*tkuːb
荅	*tkuːb
嗒	*tuːb, *tʰoːb
褡	*tuːb, *toːb
撘	*tuːb
搭	*tuːb, *tʰoːb
榙	*tkuːb, *ɡuːb
佮	*tkʰuːb, *kuːb, *quːb, *quːb
蛤	*kuːb
鴿	*kuːb
合	*kuːb, *ɡuːb
郃	*kuːb, *ɡuːb
匌	*kuːb, *kʰuːb
鉿	*kuːb
閤	*kuːb
鞈	*kuːb, *kruːb
韐	*kuːb, *kruːb
鮯	*kuːb
哈	*ŋɡuːb
姶	*quːb, *quːb
欱	*qʰuːb, *qʰruːb
盒	*ɡuːb
耠	*ɡuːb
詥	*ɡuːb
塔	*tʰuːb
鞳	*tʰoːb
劄	*rtuːb
跲	*kruːb, *kob, *ɡob
袷	*kruːb, *ŋkob
餄	*kruːb
恰	*kʰruːb
帢	*kʰruːb
洽	*ɡruːb
祫	*ɡruːb
珨	*ɡruːb
烚	*ɡruːb
歙	*qʰjob, *qʰrub
湁	*tkʰub
拾	*ɡjub
給	*krub
翕	*qʰrub
噏	*qʰrub
潝	*qʰrub
熻	*qʰrub
嬆	*qʰrub
翖	*qʰrub
闟	*qʰrub

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kuːb): phonetic 合 (OC *kuːb, *ɡuːb) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): gē (ge¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): go²

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гә (gə, I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ / gap³
• Gan (Wiktionary): got⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): kap

  (Meixian, Guangdong): gab⁵

• Jin (Wiktionary): gah⁴
• Northern Min (KCR): gŏ̤
• Eastern Min (BUC): gák
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kap

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gab⁴

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷keq
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): go⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gē
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ge
    • Wade–Giles: ko¹
    • Yale: gē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ge
    • Palladius: гэ (gɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: go²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: go
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ko²¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гә (gə, I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kə²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gaap³ / gap³
    • Yale: gaap / gap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ / gap⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: gab³ / geb³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³/, /kɐp̚³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: got⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɵt̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kap
    • Hakka Romanization System: gab^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gab⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /kap̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: gab⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /kap̚¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: gah⁴
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /kaʔ²/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gŏ̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔ²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gák
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kap
    • Tâi-lô: kap
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kab
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kap̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kap̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kap̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kap̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kap̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gab⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kap
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kap̚²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷keq
    • MiniDict: keh^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴keq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kəʔ⁵⁵/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: go⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ko²⁴/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 鴿
Mandarin	Beijing	/kɤ⁵⁵/
	Harbin	/kɤ⁴⁴/
	Tianjin	/kɤ⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/kə²¹³/
	Qingdao	/ka⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/kɤ²⁴/
	Xi'an	/kɤ²¹/
	Xining	/ku⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/kə¹³/
	Lanzhou	/kə¹³/
	Ürümqi	/kɤ²¹³/
	Wuhan	/kuo²¹³/
	Chengdu	/ko³¹/
	Guiyang	/ko²¹/
	Kunming	/ko³¹/
	Nanjing	/koʔ⁵/
	Hefei	/kɐʔ⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/kaʔ²/
	Pingyao	/kʌʔ¹³/
	Hohhot	/kaʔ⁴³/
Wu	Shanghai	/kəʔ⁵/
	Suzhou	/kəʔ⁵/
	Hangzhou	/kɑʔ⁵/
	Wenzhou	/kø²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/kɔʔ²¹/
	Tunxi	/kən²⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/ko²⁴/
	Xiangtan	/ko²⁴/
Gan	Nanchang	/kɵʔ⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/kap̚¹/
	Taoyuan	/kɑp̚²²/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/kɐp̚³/ /kap̚³/
	Nanning	/kɐp̚³³/
	Hong Kong	/kɐp̚³/ /kap̚³/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/kap̚³²/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/kɑʔ²³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/kɔ²⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/kap̚²/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/kap̚⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: kop

Rime
Character	鴿
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	合 (160)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	古沓切
Baxter	kop
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʌp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kəp̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kɒp̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kəp̚/
Li Rong	/kᴀp̚/
Wang Li	/kɒp̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kăp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ge
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gap3

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ˤ[ə]p/

  (Zhengzhang): /*kuːb/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	鴿
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	gē
Middle Chinese	‹ kop ›
Old Chinese	/*[k]ˁ[ə]p/ (no pre-Qín exx.)
English	dove [not in GSR]
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鴿
Reading #	1/1
No.	4954
Phonetic component	合
Rime group	緝
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	閤
Old Chinese	/*kuːb/

Definitions

鴿

1. pigeon; dove
2. (neologism, Internet slang, humorous) short for 放鴿子／放鸽子 (fàng gēzi)

   鴿了／鸽了  ―  gē le  ―  to be failed to show up by someone, to ghost

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 鴿子 (“pigeon; dove”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		鴿
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鴿子
Taxonomic name		鴿
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	鴿子
	Taiwan	鴿子
	Langfang	鴿子
	Chengde	鴿子
	Ulanhot	鴿子, 鵓鴿子
	Tongliao	鴿子, 鵓鴿子
	Chifeng	鴿子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	鴿子
	Heihe	鴿子, 鵓鴿子
	Qiqihar	鴿子, 鵓鴿
	Harbin	鴿子, 鵓鴿子, 鵓鴿兒
	Jiamusi	鴿子, 鵓鴿子
	Baicheng	鴿子, 鵓鴿兒
	Changchun	鴿子
	Tonghua	鵓鴿
	Shenyang	鴿子, 鵓鴿
	Jinzhou	鴿子
	Singapore	鴿子
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	鴿子
	Tangshan	鴿子
	Cangzhou	鴿子
	Baoding	鴿子
	Shijiazhuang	鴿子
	Lijin	鴿子, 鵓鴿
	Jinan	鵓鴿, 鴿子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	鵓鷜鴿兒
	Dandong	鴿子, 鵓鴿
	Yantai	鵓鴿兒
	Yantai (Muping)	鵓鴿兒
	Qingdao	鵓鴿
	Zhucheng	鵓鴿
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	鴿子
	Lingbao	鴿子, 鵓鴿兒
	Jining	鵓鴿
	Daming	雲雞
	Wanrong	鷜鴿
	Linfen	鷜鴿
	Shangqiu	鴿子
	Yuanyang	鴿子, 鴿鴿
	Zhengzhou	鵓鴿
	Xinyang	鴿子
	Baihe	鴿子
	Xi'an	鴿子, 鴿鵓
	Baoji	鵓鴿
	Tianshui	鵓鴿
	Xining	鴿子
	Xuzhou	鴿子
	Xuzhou (Jiawang)	鴿子
	Pizhou	鵓鴿子
	Suining	鵓鴿子
	Peixian	鴿子
	Xinyi	鵓鴿子
	Fengxian	鴿子
	Suqian	鵓鴿子
	Lianyungang (Ganyu)	鵓鴿子
	Donghai	鵓鴿子
	Fuyang	鴿子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	鴿子
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	鴿子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	鴿子
	Bayanhot	鴿子
	Lanzhou	鴿子, 鵓鴿
	Dunhuang	鴿子
	Hami	鴿子
	Ürümqi	鴿子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	鴿子
	Nanchong	鴿子
	Dazhou	鴿子
	Hanyuan	鴿子
	Xichang	鴿子
	Zigong	鴿子
	Chongqing	鴿子
	Wuhan	鴿子
	Yichang	鴿子
	Xiangyang	鴿子, 鵓鴿
	Tianmen	鴿子
	Guiyang	鴿子
	Zunyi	鴿子
	Bijie	鴿子
	Liping	鴿子
	Zhaotong	鴿子
	Dali	鴿子
	Kunming	鴿子
	Mengzi	鴿子
	Guilin	鴿子
	Guilin (Lingui)	鴿子
	Liuzhou	鴿子, 鴿子鳥
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	鴿子
	Nanning (Wuming)	鴿子
	Jishou	鴿子
	Changde	鴿子
	Hanzhong	鴿子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	鴿子
	Yangzhou	鴿子
	Yangzhou (Jiangdu)	鴿子
	Baoying	鴿子
	Gaoyou	鴿子
	Yizheng	鴿子
	Taizhou	鴿子
	Taixing	鴿子
	Taizhou (Jiangyan)	鴿子
	Jingjiang (Dongxing)	鴿子
	Zhenjiang	鴿子
	Jurong	鴿子
	Yangzhong	鴿子
	Lianyungang	鴿子, 鵓鴿子, 小鴿子
	Guanyun	鴿子
	Guannan	鴿子
	Huai'an	鴿子
	Huai'an (Hongze)	鴿子
	Lianshui	鴿子
	Xuyi	鴿子
	Jinhu	鴿子
	Xinghua	鴿子
	Nantong	鴿子
	Rugao	鴿子
	Rudong	鴿子
	Hai'an	鴿子
	Yancheng	鴿子
	Dongtai	鴿子
	Binhai	鴿子
	Sheyang	鴿子
	Funing	鴿子
	Jianhu	鴿子
	Xiangshui	鴿子
	Shuyang	鴿子
	Sihong	鴿子
	Siyang	小鴿子
	Anqing	鴿子
	Wuhu	鴿子
	Hefei	鴿子
	Chuzhou	鴿子
	Huanggang	鴿子
	Hong'an	鴿子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	白鴿
	Hong Kong	白鴿
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	白鴿
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	白鴿
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	白鴿
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	白鴿
	Macau	白鴿
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	白鴿
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	白鴿
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	白鴿
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	白鴿
	Foshan	白鴿
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	白鴿
	Foshan (Shunde)	白鴿
	Foshan (Sanshui)	白鴿
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	白鴿
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	鴿
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	白鴿
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	白鴿
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	白鴿
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	白鴿
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	白鴿, 鴿子
	Taishan	白鴿
	Taishan (Guanghai)	白鴿
	Kaiping (Chikan)	白鴿
	Enping (Niujiang)	白鴿
	Heshan (Yayao)	鴿
	Dongguan	白鴿
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	白鴿
	Qingyuan	白鴿
	Fogang	白鴿
	Yingde (Hanguang)	白鴿
	Yangshan	白鴿
	Lianshan (Butian)	白鴿
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	白鴿
	Shaoguan	白鴿
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	白鴿
	Renhua	白鴿
	Lechang	白鴿
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	白鴿
	Sihui	白鴿
	Guangning	白鴿
	Deqing	白鴿
	Huaiji	白鴿
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	白鴿
	Yunfu	白鴿
	Xinxing	白鴿
	Luoding	白鴿
	Yunan (Pingtai)	白鴿
	Yangjiang	白鴿
	Xinyi	白鴿
	Lianjiang	白鴿
	Nanning	白鴿
	Wuzhou	白鴿
	Yulin	白鴿
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	白鴿
	Hepu (Shatian)	白鴿
	Guiping	白鴿
	Mengshan (Xihe)	鴿
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	白鴿
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	白鴿
	Baise	白鴿
	Bobai	白鴿
	Lingshan	白鴿
Pubei	白鴿
Qinzhou	白鴿
Beihai	白鴿
Beihai (Nankang)	白鴿
Beihai (Yingpan)	白鴿
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	白鴿
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	白鴿
Ningming	白鴿
Hengzhou	白鴿雀
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	白鴿
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	白鴿
Danzhou	鴿
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	白鴿
Sarikei (Xinhui)	白鴿
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	白鴿
Móng Cái	白鴿
Mandalay (Taishan)	鴿, 白鴿
Bangkok (Guangfu)	白鴿
Gan	Nanchang	鴿子
	Lichuan	鴿兒
	Pingxiang	鴿子
Hakka	Meixian	月鴿仔, 白鴿
	Dabu (Xihe)	鴿仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	白鴿, 鴿
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	白鴿
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	白鴿
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	白鴿
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	白鴿
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	白鴿
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	白鴿
	Boluo (Bendihua)	白鴿
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	白鴿
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	白鴿
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	白鴿
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	鴿哩
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	白鴿, 白鴿哩
	Wuhua (Changbu)	白鴿哩
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	月鴿
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	白鴿
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	白鴿
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	鴿哩
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	鴿哎
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	鴿蒂
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	鴿
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	白鴿
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	白鴿
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	白鴿
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	白鴿
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	鴿
	Jiexi	月鴿
	Luhe	月鴿
	Changting	鴿哩
	Longyan (Yongding)	鴿子
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	鴿鳥
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	鴿鳥
	Liancheng (Peitian)	鴿仔
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	鴿
	Yudu	鴿子
	Ruijin	鴿子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	月鴿仔
	Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)	月鴿仔
	Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)	月鴿仔
	Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)	月鴿仔
	Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)	月鴿仔
	Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)	月鴿仔
	Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)	月鴿仔
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	月鴿仔
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	月鴿仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	月鴿仔
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	鷂鴿仔
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	月鴿仔
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	月鴿仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	月鴿仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	月鴿
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	月鴿仔
	Hsinchu County (Guanxi; Raoping)	月鴿仔
	Hsinchu County (Changgangling, Hukou; Raoping)	月鴿仔
	Zhubei (Liujia; Raoping)	月鴿仔, 月鴿
	Taoyuan (Zhiba, Zhongli; Raoping)	粉鳥
	Taoyuan (Xingnan, Zhongli; Raoping)	粉鳥
	Taoyuan (Guoling, Zhongli; Raoping)	粉鳥
	Taoyuan (Nanshi, Pingzhen; Raoping)	粉鳥
	Taoyuan (Touzhou, Xinwu; Raoping)	粉鳥
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	月鴿
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	粉鳥
Hong Kong	月鴿, 白鴿
Luchuan (Daqiao)	白鴿
Beiliu (Tang'an)	白鴿
Mashan (Pianlian)	白鴿
Sabah (Longchuan)	白鴿
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	白鴿
Senai (Huiyang)	白鴿
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	月鴿
Singkawang	月鴿
Bangkok (Meixian)	月鴿
Bangkok (Fengshun)	月鴿
Bangkok (Jiexi)	白鴿
Huizhou	Jixi	鴿
	Shexian	鴿
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	鴿兒
Jin	Taiyuan	鴿子, 木鴿兒
	Taiyuan (Jiancaoping)	鴿子
	Taiyuan (Jinyuan)	鴿子
	Pingyao	木鴿子
	Yangyuan	鴿子
	Datong	鴿子
	Xinzhou	鴿子, 鷜鷜
	Lüliang (Lishi)	鴿子, 木鴿兒
	Changzhi	鴿子
	Taibus (Baochang)	鷜鷜
	Linhe	鴿子
	Jining	鴿子, 鷜鷜
	Hohhot	鴿子, 鷜鷜
	Baotou	鴿子
	Dongsheng	鴿子
	Haibowan	鴿子
	Erenhot	鴿子
	Pingshan	鴿兒
	Zhangjiakou	鴿子
	Handan	鴿子
	Linzhou	鴿了
	Suide	鴿子
	Shenmu	鴿虎, 鴿子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	白鴿
	Wuyishan	鴿
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	白鴿
	Fuzhou (Changle)	白鴿
	Fuqing	白鴿
	Yongtai	白鴿
Southern Min	Xiamen	鴿仔, 茈仔
	Quanzhou	鴿仔
	Zhangzhou	粉鳥, 鴿仔, 茈仔
	Zhao'an	白鴿
	Dongshan	鴿仔, 粉鳥
	Taipei	粉鳥
	Taipei (Wanhua)	粉鳥
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	粉鳥
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	粉鳥
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	粉鳥
	Kaohsiung	粉鳥
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	粉鳥
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	粉鳥
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	粉鳥
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	粉鳥
	Yilan	粉鳥
	Yilan (Toucheng)	粉鳥, 粉鳥仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	粉鳥
	Taichung	粉鳥
	Taichung (Wuqi)	粉鳥
	Tainan	粉鳥, 茈仔
	Tainan (Anping)	粉鳥
	Taitung	粉鳥
	Hsinchu	粉鳥
	Kinmen	鴿
	Kinmen (Jinsha)	鵁隹
	Penghu (Magong)	粉鳥
	Penghu (Xiyu)	粉鳥
	Penang (Hokkien)	鴿
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鴿仔, 鴿, 粉鳥
	Manila (Hokkien)	鴿, 鴿仔
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	鴿
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	白鴿
	Chaozhou	粉鳥
	Shantou	粉鳥
	Shantou (Chenghai)	粉鳥
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	粉鳥, 鴿, 白鴿
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	粉鳥
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	粉鳥
	Jieyang	粉鳥
	Haifeng	白鴿
	Bangkok (Teochew)	粉鳥
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	粉鳥
	Leizhou	飛鴿
	Wenchang	白鴿
	Haikou	白鴿
Puxian Min	Putian	鴿
	Xianyou	鴿
Central Min	Yong'an	鴿
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	白鴿
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	白鴿
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	鵓鴿, 鴿
	Nanning (Shajing)	鵓鴿
	Binyang (Xinqiao)	白鴿
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	鴿子
	Guilin (Chaoyang)	白鴿
	Guilin (Zhuyuan)	白鴿
	Lingchuan (Tanxia)	鴿子
Wu	Shanghai	鴿子
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	鴿子
	Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong)	鴿子
	Shanghai (Jiading)	鵓鴿, 鴿子
	Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)	鴿子
	Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)	鴿子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	鴿子
	Suzhou	鵓鴿, 鴿子
	Suzhou (Wujiang)	鵓鴿, 鴿子
	Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)	鴿子
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	鴿子
	Wuxi	鴿子
	Changshu	鴿子
	Kunshan	鴿子
	Taicang	鴿子
	Nantong (Tongzhou)	鴿子
	Qidong	鴿子
	Haimen (Sijia)	鴿子
	Jiaxing	鴿子
	Changzhou	鴿子
	Liyang	鴿子
	Changzhou (Jintan)	鴿子
	Yixing	鴿子
	Danyang	鴿子
	Danyang (Tongjiaqiao)	鴿子
	Jingjiang	鴿子
	Jiangyin	鴿子
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	鴿子
	Huzhou (Shuanglin)	鴿子
	Hangzhou	鴿子
	Shaoxing	鴿子, 白鴿
	Zhuji (Wangjiajing)	鴿子
	Shengzhou (Chongren)	鴿
	Shengzhou (Taiping)	鴿
	Ningbo	白鴿
	Yuyao	鵓鴿
	Taizhou (Huangyan)	白剪
	Wenzhou	白鴿
	Quzhou	鴿兒
	Jinhua	鵓鴿, 鵓鴿兒, 鴿子
	Yongkang	鵓鴿
Xiang	Changsha	鴿子
	Loudi	鴿子, 鵓鴣子
	Shuangfeng	鵓鴣子
	Quanzhou	鴿子
	Guanyang (Wenshi)	鴿子

Compounds

• 信鴿 / 信鸽 (xìngē)
• 傳書鴿 / 传书鸽
• 和平鴿 / 和平鸽 (hépínggē)
• 家鴿 / 家鸽
• 放野鵓鴿 / 放野鹁鸽
• 放鴿子 / 放鸽子 (fàng gēzi)
• 白鴿 / 白鸽 (báigē)
• 肉食鴿 / 肉食鸽
• 肉鴿 / 肉鸽 (ròugē)
• 菜鴿子 / 菜鸽子
• 警鴿 / 警鸽
• 賽鴿 / 赛鸽
• 野鴿 / 野鸽
• 飛鴿傳書 / 飞鸽传书
• 餐鴿 / 餐鸽
• 馴鴿 / 驯鸽
• 鴿子 / 鸽子 (gēzi)
• 鴿子籠 / 鸽子笼
• 鴿市 / 鸽市
• 鴿樓 / 鸽楼
• 鴿派 / 鸽派 (gēpài)
• 鵓鴿 / 鹁鸽 (bógē)

References

• “鴿”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

See also:

Category:Japanese terms spelled with 鴿

鴿

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: こう (kō)^{←こふ (kofu, historical)}
• Kan-on: こう (kō)^{←かふ (kafu, historical)}
• Kun: はと (hato, 鴿)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
鴿
はと Hyōgai
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 鴿 – see the following entry.

【鳩はと】J [noun] pigeon, dove (bird of genus Columba) Alternative spelling ハト

(This term, 鴿, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Vietnamese

Han character

鴿: Hán Nôm readings: cáp

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