鸠

鳩
jiū
#3,436 most
frequent character
turtledove, (literary) to gather

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

鸠 names the turtledove. 鸟, the bird part, is the meaning part, and 九 jiǔ supplies the sound, the same but for the tone. From the bird's name the meaning grew to 'to gather'.

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Homophones

揪jiū
to hold tight
究jiū
after all, to investigate
纠jiū
to gather together, to investigate

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