Keyword
sable
- mink
- marten
- Frequency
- #3710
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
diāo
Mnemonic
豸 (beast) gives the meaning and 召 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
貂
sable or marten (genus Martes)
貂蝉
Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女 (sìdàměinǚ), in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 (DǒngZhuó) to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 吕布 (LǚBù)
貂皮
mink fur
水貂
mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
紫貂
sable (Martes zibellina)
黑貂
sable (Martes zibellina)
狗尾续貂
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom); fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
黄貂鱼
stingray
貂熊
wolverine (Gulo gulo)