fén
蚡
variant of 鼢 (mole rat)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
variant of 鼢; the mole rat or blind rat
archaicA literary variant character (古籍用字) used in classical texts to refer to the mole rat. The standard modern form is 鼢.
Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
de的
fén蚡
shǔ鼠
，
jí即
jīn今
rì日
suǒ所
chēng称
de的
fén鼢
shǔ鼠
。
The 'fén rat' recorded in ancient books refers to what is today called the mole rat.
Fén蚡
，
tián田
shǔ鼠
yě也
，
shàn善
chuān穿
dì地
。
Fén is the field mouse, good at burrowing through the earth.