yuán
黿

common
noun
animal

Meaning of

鼋 means soft-shelled turtle; Asian giant softshell turtle. Pronounced yuán.

  • soft-shelled turtle; Asian giant softshell turtle

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

Yuán
shì
zhǒng
lǎo
de
xíng
dòng
 

The soft-shelled turtle is an ancient reptile.

Chuán
shuō
fàng
shēng
le
zhī
qiān
nián
lǎo
yuán
 

Legend says he released a thousand-year-old soft-shelled turtle.

Yuán
xiàn
zài
shì
bīn
wēi
zhǒng
 

The soft-shelled turtle is now an endangered species.