| 鹄 | gǔ | center or bull's eye of an archery target (old); goal; target |
| 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 | yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì | lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? |
| 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 | yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì | lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? |
| 白鹄 | bái hú | (white) swan |
| 鸿鹄 | hóng hú | swan; person with noble aspirations |
| 鹄候回音 | hú hòu huí yīn | to respectfully await sb’s reply (idiom) |
| 鹄的 | gǔ dì | bull's-eye; target; objective |