貂 — Chinese character
貂
diāo
sable, mink, marten
- Pinyin
- diāo
- Radical
- 153 ⾘ (Badger)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 豸 召
- Formation
- pictophonetic — beast; meaning component 豸; sound component 召
- Japanese
- 貂 as a kanji
Common words with 貂
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 貂皮 | diāo pí | mink fur |
| 水貂 | shuǐ diāo | mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison) |
| 紫貂 | zǐ diāo | sable (Martes zibellina) |
| 黑貂 | hēi diāo | sable (Martes zibellina) |
| 狗尾续貂 (狗尾續貂) | gǒu wěi xù diāo | lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom); fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece |
| 黄貂鱼 (黃貂魚) | huáng diāo yú | stingray |
| 貂熊 | diāo xióng | wolverine (Gulo gulo) |
| 雪貂 | xuě diāo | ferret |
English words written with 貂
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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