huá

骅

Character · NounTraditional驊

fine horse; steed

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

fine horse; steed; legendary thoroughbred

literary

Primarily used in the compound 骅骝 (huáliú), referring to one of the eight legendary horses of King Mu of Zhou. Literary and archaic.

Huá骅
liú骝
shì是
Zhōu周
Mù穆
wáng王
de的
bā八
pǐ匹
jùn骏
mǎ马
zhī之
yī一
 。

Hualiu was one of the eight fine horses of King Mu of Zhou.

Gǔ古
dài代
shī诗
rén人
cháng常
yǐ以
huá骅
liú骝
bǐ比
yù喻
xián贤
cái才
 。

Ancient poets often used 'hualiu' as a metaphor for talented people.

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Tā他
de的
zuò坐
jì骑
shì是
pǐ匹
huá骅
liú骝
 ，
máo毛
sè色
chì赤
hóng红
 。

His mount was a fine steed with a reddish coat.