hān

犴

Character · Noun

elk; moose; dialect name for deer

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Meanings

2 senses · 2 examples
1.

noun

elk; moose

neutral

A specific name for the elk or moose, used in some contexts.

Zài在
běi北
fāng方
sēn森
lín林
lǐ里
kě可
yǐ以
kàn看
dào到
tuó驼
lù鹿
 ，
tā它
yě也
jiào叫
‘‘
hān犴
 ’
 。

You can see elk in the northern forests, which are also called 'han'.

2.

noun

deer (in some dialects)

dialect

Used in some Chinese dialects to refer to deer in general.

Zài在
nà那
ge个
dì地
qū区
de的
fāng方
yán言
lǐ里
 ，
tā他
men们
bǎ把
lù鹿
jiào叫
‘‘
hān犴
 ’
 。

In the dialect of that region, they call deer 'han'.