diāo

貂

Character · NounTraditional鼦

marten; sable

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

marten; sable; a type of mammal

archaic

This is a technical/zoological term. The more common modern word for the animal is '貂'. '鼦' is an archaic or variant form.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
 '
diāo鼦
 '
zhè这
zhǒng种
dòng动
wù物
 。

Ancient texts recorded an animal called the 'diāo' (marten).

Zǐ紫
diāo鼦
de的
pí皮
máo毛
fēi非
cháng常
zhēn珍
guì贵
 。

The fur of the sable is extremely valuable.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
diāo鼦
zhǔ主
yào要
shēng生
huó活
zài在
běi北
fāng方
sēn森
lín林
zhōng中
 。

This type of marten mainly lives in northern forests.