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The character "鸽" finds its origin in the traditional form "鴿", a phono-semantic compound that integrates the phonetic component "合" with the semantic radical "鸟" to designate a bird, specifically the pigeon or dove. This construction has consistently linked the character to avian species within the Columbidae family, with its core meaning remaining unchanged through historical texts. The traditional structure placed "合" above "鳥" in a vertical alignment, while the simplified form "鸽" reorganizes these elements horizontally, positioning "合" beside "鸟", yet retains the original functional relationship where the radical categorizes and the phonetic suggests pronunciation.
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我看见一只鸽子。
这只鸽子很白。
鸽子喜欢吃玉米。
公园里有很多鸽子。
信鸽可以送信。
那只灰色的鸽子飞走了。
如果喂鸽子，它们会聚集过来。
鸽子的导航能力令科学家着迷。