Usage of the character 鸽
gē
鸽
[鴿]
- pigeon; dove
gēfáng
鸽房
[鴿房]
- dovecote
- enclosure for carrier pigeons
xuěgē
雪鸽
[雪鴿]
- (bird species of China) snow pigeon (Columba leuconota)
chúgē
雏鸽
[雛鴿]
- squab
- nestling pigeon
jiūgē
鸠鸽
[鳩鴿]
- dove
xìngē
信鸽
[信鴿]
- homing pigeon
- carrier pigeon
gēpài
鸽派
[鴿派]
- dove faction (opposite: 鷹派／鹰派 (yīngpài), hawks)
- peace party
- the faction seeking peace
Fēigē
飞鸽
[飛鴿]
- Flying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936)
yuángē
原鸽
[原鴿]
- (bird species of China) rock dove (Columba livia)
bógē
鹁鸽
[鵓鴿]
- pigeon
ōugē
欧鸽
[歐鴿]
- (bird species of China) stock dove (Columba oenas)
gēzi
鸽子
[鴿子]
- pigeon
- dove
- various birds of the family Columbidae
yángē
岩鸽
[岩鴿]
- (bird species of China) hill pigeon (Columba rupestris)
hépínggē
和平鸽
[和平鴿]
- dove of peace
fànggēzi
放鸽子
[放鴿子]
- to stand sb up
- to bail on sb
zǐlíngē
紫林鸽
[紫林鴿]
- (bird species of China) pale-capped pigeon (Columba punicea)
chuánshūgē
传书鸽
[傳書鴿]
- carrier pigeon (used for mail)
Tiāngēzuò
天鸽座
[天鴿座]
- Columba (constellation)
zhōngyàgē
中亚鸽
[中亞鴿]
- (bird species of China) yellow-eyed pigeon (Columba eversmanni)
hēilíngē
黑林鸽
[黑林鴿]
- (bird species of China) Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina)
huīlíngē
灰林鸽
[灰林鴿]
- (bird species of China) ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis)
bānwěilíngē
斑尾林鸽
[斑尾林鴿]
- (bird species of China) common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
diǎnbānlíngē
点斑林鸽
[點斑林鴿]
- (bird species of China) speckled wood pigeon (Columba hodgsonii)