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The character "鸠", with its traditional form "鳩", is structured as a phonetic-semantic compound where the component "九" provides phonetic indication and "鳥" signifies its category as a bird, originally referring specifically to the turtledove. Over centuries, the character's meaning expanded beyond ornithology to denote the action of gathering or assembling, as utilized in classical literary compounds like "鸠合", a semantic shift likely influenced by the bird's observed flocking behavior. In contemporary language, the primary referent remains the dove or pigeon, while its extended meaning of collection has become largely obsolete, surviving only in a few historical or literary contexts.
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树上停着一只鸠。
鸠的羽毛很漂亮。
那只鸠在草地上觅食。
斑鸠是一种常见的鸟。
清晨，鸠的叫声很悦耳。
公园里有很多斑鸠在散步。
鸠通常以种子和昆虫为食。
由于环境变化，鸠的栖息地正在减少。