懂中文 Dong Chinese

鸽

gē

pigeon

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鴿.

Components
鸟 meaning component

鸟  Meaning component

niǎo, diǎo

  

bird

合 sound component

合  Sound component

hé, gě

  

to join

Evolution

鸽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鸽 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
鸽 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

鸽 (鴿) 

gē

pigeon, dove; Columba species (various); pigeon; dove

Most common words with 鸽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鸽子

pigeon

鸽

pigeon

信鸽

homing pigeon

放鸽子

to stand someone up

飞鸽

Flying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936)