餮 — kanji meaning “voracious”
餮
voracious, gluttonous
- Meanings
- voracious, gluttonous
- On'yomi
- テツ (tetsu)
- Kun'yomi
- むさぼ.る
- Strokes
- 18
- Classical radical
- 184
- Chinese reading
- tiè — Chinese character page
Words with 餮
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 饕餮 | とうてつ toutetsu | taotie (Chinese mythological creature commonly represented as a motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties) |
| 饕餮文 | とうてつもん toutetsumon | taotie motif (on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties) |
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