貂

sable, mink, marten; sable or marten (genus Martes)

Strokes
12
Pinyin
diāo

Parts

Words with 貂

  1. 水貂shuǐ diāo · shuidiaomink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
  2. 紫貂zǐ diāo · zidiaosable (Martes zibellina)
  3. 貂熊diāo xióng · diaoxiongwolverine (Gulo gulo)
  4. 貂皮diāo pí · diaopimink fur
  5. 貂蝉diāo chán · diaochanDiaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4]
  6. 雪貂xuě diāo · xuediaoferret
  7. 黑貂hēi diāo · heidiaosable (Martes zibellina)
  8. 三貂角sān diāo jiǎo · sandiaojiaoCape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
  9. 黄貂鱼huáng diāo yú · huangdiaoyustingray
  10. 狗尾续貂gǒu wěi xù diāo · gouweixudiaolit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom); fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences