bá
鼥
only used in 'tuó bá'
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesbound morpheme
only appears in the word 鼧鼥, referring to a marmot species
literaryThis character has no independent meaning. It is an archaic, technical term from zoology, used exclusively in the compound word 鼧鼥 (tuó bá). Learners should treat it as a component of that specific word.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
dòng动
wù物
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
tuó鼧
bá鼥
。
In ancient texts, this animal is called 'tuó bá' (a type of marmot).
Tā他
yán研
jiū究
guò过
tuó鼧
bá鼥
de的
shēng生
tài态
xí习
xìng性
。
He has researched the ecological habits of the marmot (鼧鼥).