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鹳

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crane; stork

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Strokes
22
Radical
鳥 +17
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
鸛
Common rank
#3,169
Unicode
U+9E73

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Formation & memory

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How 鹳 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

鸟 meaning “bird” + 雚 sound ( guàn )

Components 雚 鸟

Words with 鹳

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
东方白鹳 dōng fāng bái guàn (bird species of China) oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)
大红鹳 dà hóng guàn (bird species of China) greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
白颈鹳 bái jǐng guàn (bird species of China) Asian woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus)
白鹳 bái guàn (bird species of China) white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
黑鹳 hēi guàn (bird species of China) black stork (Ciconia nigra)
鲸头鹳 jīng tóu guàn shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex)
钳嘴鹳 qián zuǐ guàn (bird species of China) Asian openbill (Anastomus oscitans)
彩鹳 cǎi guàn (bird species of China) painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
鹳嘴翡翠 guàn zuǐ fěi cuì (bird species of China) stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)
秃鹳 tū guàn (bird species of China) lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus)

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 雚 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
雚 sound part guàn heron; small cup
权 quán authority, power, right
灌 guàn to water, to irrigate; to pour; to flood
罐 guàn jar, jug, pitcher, pot
獾 huān badger
颧 quán cheekbones