TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
鴿
ㄍㄜ · gē
noun — pigeon, dove
字源 FORM — what the parts do
合聲hé — gives the sound, worn from h to ga lid closing over a mouth — birds that pair up, that come together
IThé → gē — the initial hardens, the tone shifts
A bird (鳥) with 合 hé — the lid that closes, the birds that flock and pair. 合 carries the sound, worn from h to g. Together: the pigeon, the 鴿子 that comes home, 信鴿、鴿舍.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一群鳥（鳥）合（合）在一起，咕咕地擠成一片——鴿子。
A flock of birds (鳥) closed together (合), cooing in a press — pigeons.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)鴿子— pigeon, dove常用
→信鴿、賽鴿— the homing pigeon; the racer
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
鳩jiūthe near-kin — 鳩 takes 九 where 鴿 takes , both for the dove kind鵠húthe lookalike bird — 鵠 the swan, 鴿 the pigeon