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鵲巢鳩占
鹊
鵲
què
巢
巢
cháo
鸠
鳩
jiu̅
占
占
zhàn
the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom) / to reap where one has not sown
Characters and words in 鵲巢鳩占
鹊
鵲
què
=
qu
+
e4
magpie
巢
cháo
=
ch
+
ao2
surname Chao
巢
cháo
=
ch
+
ao2
nest
鸠
鳩
jiu̅
=
ji
+
ou1
turtledove / (literary) to gather
占
佔
zhàn
=
zh
+
an4
variant of 占[zhan4]
占
zha̅n
=
zh
+
an1
to observe / to divine
占
zhàn
=
zh
+
an4
to take possession of / to occupy / to take up
占
=
⺊
+
口
:
Mnemonic symbol: a yellow umbrella. James II of England occupies the anthill's bathroom (an4). He uses a pennant (⺊) stuck into a mandarin (口) to mark his territory, and stands there proudly with a yellow umbrella (占).
Words with 鵲巢鳩占
鵲巢鳩占 is not used as a component in another word.
Sentences with 鵲巢鳩占
鵲巢鳩占 currently does not appear in any sentence.