tú菟
菟
common
archaic
Meaning of 菟
菟 means used in 'wutu', an ancient Chu dialect name for tiger. Pronounced tú.
- used in 'wutu', an ancient Chu dialect name for tiger
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes11
Components
艹
兔
Stroke Order
菟
Definitions & Examples
Wū於
tú菟
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
Chǔ楚
rén人
duì对
lǎo老
hǔ虎
de的
chēng称
hu呼
。
Wutu was what the ancient Chu people called the tiger.
《
Zuǒ左
zhuàn传
》
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
Lìng令
yǐn尹
Zǐ子
wén文
bèi被
qì弃
yú于
yě野
，
hǔ虎
rǔ乳
zhī之
，
Chǔ楚
rén人
wèi谓
hǔ虎
wū於
tú菟
。
The Zuo Zhuan records that Prime Minister Ziwen was abandoned in the wild and nursed by a tiger, which the Chu people called 'wutu'.