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沙丘鹤

shā qiū hèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-861259181762262f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

沙丘鶴 沙丘鹤 [sha1 qiu1 he4] /(bird species of China) sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis)/

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Other forms in these source records: 沙丘鶴

  • 沙
    shā

    granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[lì] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

    shà

    (dialect) to sift / to sieve

    Shā

    surname Sha

  • 丘
    qiū

    mound / hillock / grave / classifier for fields / hillock / mound (variant of 丘[qiū])

    Qiū

    surname Qiu

  • 鹤
    hè

    crane

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.