rán

蚺

Character · NounTraditional蚦

variant of 蚺; boa; large snake

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Meanings

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1.

noun

boa; python; large non-venomous constrictor snake

technical

Variant form of 蚺 (rán). Used in zoological terminology and classical Chinese texts to refer to boa constrictors and pythons. Rare in modern everyday usage.

Rán蚦
shé蛇
duō多
qī栖
xī息
yú于
rè热
dài带
yǔ雨
lín林
zhōng中
 。

Boa constrictors mostly inhabit tropical rainforests.

Gǔ古
jí籍
suǒ所
zǎi载
zhī之
rán蚦
 ，
jí即
jīn今
suǒ所
wèi谓
rán蚺
shé蛇
 。

The rán recorded in ancient texts refers to what is today called the ránshé (boa).

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
wú无
dú毒
de的
dà大
shé蛇
gǔ古
chēng称
rán蚦
 。

This kind of large, non-venomous snake was anciently called rán.