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Where does “鶴” come from?

鶴 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 鶴.

鶴 (Japanese): a crane; Short for 折鶴 : a paper crane, the...

Definitions

  1. a crane; Short for 折鶴 : a paper crane, the...

Ancestry of “鶴”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese鶴—

Words derived from “鶴”

  • 紅鶴
  • 鶴嘴
  • 姉羽鶴
  • tsuru
Every word from Middle Chinese 鶴 →