懂中文 Dong Chinese

鹘

gú, gǔ, hú

a kind of pigeon

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 骨 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鶻.

Components
鸟 meaning component

鸟  Meaning component

niǎo, diǎo

  

bird

骨 sound component

骨  Sound component

gǔ

  

bone

Evolution

鹘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鹘 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
鹘 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

鹘 (鶻) 

gú

a kind of pigeon; falcon

鹘 (鶻) 

hú

migratory bird

Most common words with 鹘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鹘

falcon

回鹘

Huihu, Tang dynasty name of ethnic group corresponding to modern Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wéi​wú​'ěr]