鹤 = 隺 + 鸟

鹤 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “crane”. It is built from 隺 (a bird flying high ambition) and 鸟 (bird).

Keyword: crane
Pinyin (Mandarin): hè
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: кран

Decomposition

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隺 a bird flying high ambition
鸟 bird

How to find 鹤 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “a bird flying high ambition” + “bird”. 鹤 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 鹤 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.