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鹤
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Definitions
- 1. crane
Words Containing 鹤
Heshan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
Hoklo people, southern Chinese people of Taiwan
lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom); to get an official position
see 駕鶴西去|驾鹤西去[jià hè xī qù]
(bird species of China) sarus crane (Grus antigone)
longevity
lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou
Hecheng district of Huaihua city 懷化市|怀化市[huái huà shì], Hunan
to fly on a crane and become immortal
an official's emolument
lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise
to fly on a crane
lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom)
pickax
lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
Hegang prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China
to die
Hefeng County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Hubei
(bird species of China) black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)
Du Xunhe (846-904), Tang poet
(bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)
a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common
(bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
Heqing county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
(Daoism) to die
Hecheng district of Huaihua city 懷化市|怀化市[huái huà shì], Hunan
Hebi prefecture-level city in Henan
(bird species of China) hooded crane (Grus monacha)
a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
(bird species of China) white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
to die
flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
(bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
(bird species of China) sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)
(bird species of China) demoiselle crane (Grus virgo)
Heqing county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
paper crane
Baihetan, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江[jīn shā jiāng] at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan
to ride a crane (as a Daoist adept)
Hegang prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China
White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings
Grus (constellation)
Baihequan (Fujian White Crane) martial art form
Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985
Hefeng County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Hubei
flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
Heshan district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[hè bì shì], Henan
see 駕鶴西去|驾鹤西去[jià hè xī qù]
to be gone forever (idiom)
carrying very little luggage (idiom)
(bird species of China) spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus)
Heshan district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[hè bì shì], Henan
Hebi prefecture-level city in Henan