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饕
tāo
gluttonous; greedy, covetous
🔤 Pictophonetic:
食 (eat) provides meaning, 號 provides pronunciation
Words Using 饕 (7)
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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)
饕
tāo
gluttonous / see [[饕餮<tāotiè>]], zoomorphic mask motif
饕
tāo
gluttonous / see [[饕餮<tāotiè>]], zoomorphic mask motif
饕客
tāokè
gourmand
饕客
tāokè
gourmand
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
老饕
lǎotāo
glutton
老饕
lǎotāo
glutton
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⿱號食
i
Component Tree i
hào
號
mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar
💡 Ideographic:
The roar 口 of the tiger 虎; 丂 provides the pronunciation
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