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餮
tiè
glutton, greedy person; insatiable dragon
🔤 Pictophonetic:
食 (eat) provides meaning, 殄 provides pronunciation
Words Using 餮 (5)
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饕餮
tāotiè
ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king / zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes / gluttonous / sumptuous (banquet)
饕餮
tāotiè
ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king / zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes / gluttonous / sumptuous (banquet)
餮
tiè
gluttonous / see [[饕餮<tāotiè>]], zoomorphic mask motif
餮
tiè
gluttonous / see [[饕餮<tāotiè>]], zoomorphic mask motif
饕餮之徒
tāotièzhītú
glutton / gourmand / by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc
饕餮之徒
tāotièzhītú
glutton / gourmand / by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc
饕餮大餐
tāotièdàcān
great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet
饕餮大餐
tāotièdàcān
great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet
饕餮纹
tāotièwén
zoomorphic mask motif
饕餮纹
tāotièwén
zoomorphic mask motif
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⿱殄食
i
Component Tree i
tiǎn
殄
to end; to exterminate
🔤 Pictophonetic:
歹 (death) provides meaning, 㐱 provides pronunciation
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