鸠 = 九 + 鸟

鸠 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “pigeon”. It is built from 九 (nine) and 鸟 (bird).

Keyword: pigeon
Pinyin (Mandarin): jiū
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: голубь

Decomposition

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九 nine
鸟 bird

How to find 鸠 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “nine” + “bird”. 鸠 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 鸠 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.