táo
梼
used in táo wù (legendary beast)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesbound morpheme
used in 檮杌 (táowù), a legendary fierce beast; also refers to evil or stubborn people
archaicThis character does not appear independently in modern Chinese. It is exclusively used in the compound 檮杌.
Táo檮
wù杌
shì是
chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
de的
xiōng凶
shòu兽
。
Táowù is a ferocious beast in legend.
《
Táo檮
wù杌
》
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
Chǔ楚
guó国
de的
shǐ史
shū书
。
Táowù is the name of an ancient historical text from the Chu state.
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Cǐ此
rén人
jié桀
ào骜
bù不
xùn驯
，
kān堪
chēng称
táo檮
wù杌
。
This person is stubborn and unruly, truly comparable to the legendary beast Táowù.