貂
sable or marten (genus Martes)
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,115 U+8C82
How 貂 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
豸 (semantic, “beast”) + 召 (phonetic, zhào)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 召
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 召 (zhào) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 召 sound component | zhào | imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon |
| 超 | chāo | to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass |
| 昭 | zhāo | bright, luminous; clear, manifest |
| 绍 | shào | to connect; to introduce |
| 邵 | shào | various place names; surname |
| 沼 | zhǎo | lake, pond, swamp |
| 劭 | shào | to encourage; to excel; excellent |
| 迢 | tiáo | distant, far |
| 苕 | tiáo | rush, reed; trumpet vine |
| 髫 | tiáo | bangs, children's hairstyle; youngster |
| 笤 | tiáo | broom, besom |
| 怊 | chāo | grieving |
| 炤 | zhào | to illuminate, to light up; to reflect |
| 轺 | yáo | light carriage |
| 龆 | tiáo | to lose one's baby teeth |
Words containing 貂
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三貂角 | Sān diāo jiǎo | Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island |
| 黄貂鱼 | huáng diāo yú | stingray |
| 狗尾续貂 | gǒu wěi xù diāo | lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom); fig. a worthless sequel to… |
| 水貂 | shuǐ diāo | mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison) |
| 黑貂 | hēi diāo | sable (Martes zibellina) |
| 貂皮 | diāo pí | mink fur |
| 雪貂 | xuě diāo | ferret |
| 紫貂 | zǐ diāo | sable (Martes zibellina) |
| 貂熊 | diāo xióng | wolverine (Gulo gulo) |
| 貂蝉 | Diāo Chán | Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a … |