swan
鵠 centers on a swan, a large white waterbird. The meaning is specific and concrete, without broad abstract extensions.
鵠 combines 鳥 (bird) with 告, which likely contributes the sound. The character specifically denotes a swan.
The left side 告 (announce) and right side 鳥 (bird) together suggest a bird that announces itself gracefully—a swan gliding on the water.
For コク, imagine a swan pecking at a cork floating on the water: cork -> コク, and the swan's beak taps the cork.
bull's-eye; mark; point
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
to hit the mark
only a hero can understand a hero; swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans
how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); only a hero can understand a hero
large bird
swan
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