zhāng
獐
river deer; roe deer; Hydropotes inermis
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
river deer; Chinese water deer; roe deer (Hydropotes inermis)
Refers specifically to Hydropotes inermis, a small deer native to China and Korea. The character 麞 is the traditional/variant form, while 獐 is the standard simplified form used in modern writing.
Shān山
zhōng中
de的
zhāng麞
zi子
fēi非
cháng常
jǐng警
jué觉
，
yī一
tīng听
dào到
shēng声
yīn音
jiù就
táo逃
zǒu走
le了
。
The river deer in the mountains are very alert and flee at the slightest sound.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
dòng动
wù物
sú俗
chēng称
yá牙
zhāng獐
，
yīn因
wèi为
xióng雄
xìng性
yǒu有
cháng长
cháng长
de的
liáo獠
yá牙
。
This animal is commonly called 'yazhang' because the males have long tusks.
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Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
“
zhāng麞
”
zhǐ指
dài代
zhè这
zhǒng种
xiǎo小
xíng型
lù鹿
kē科
dòng动
wù物
。
Ancient texts often used the character 'zhang' to refer to this small cervid.