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貂
diāo
1. sable or marten (genus Martes)
Common • Top 19% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

貂
diāo
sable, mink, marten
12 丶

Compound Words (10)

水貂
shuǐdiāo
mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
紫貂
zǐdiāo
sable (Martes zibellina)
貂熊
diāoxióng
wolverine (Gulo gulo)
貂皮
diāopí
mink fur
貂蝉
DiāoChán
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 [[呂布|吕布<LǚBù>]]
雪貂
xuědiāo
ferret
黑貂
hēidiāo
sable (Martes zibellina)
三貂角
Sāndiāojiǎo
Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
狗尾续貂
gǒuwěixùdiāo
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
貂裘换酒
diāoqiúhuànjiǔ
lit. to trade a fur coat for wine (idiom)

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