貘 (mò) — tapir
Definition
noun
tapir
Measure word · 只
Easily confused
- 膜mólook-alike(biology) membrane
- 莫mòsound-alike(literary) do not (prohibitive adverb, equivalent to 不要 in formal contexts)
- 貂diāolook-alikemarten (a small carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes, valued for its fur)
- 末mòsound-alikethe end, final stage (of a period of time or an object)
- 貉háolook-alikeraccoon dog (bound form, used in compounds)
- 默mòsound-alikesilent; tacit
Examples
- 貘。Zhè zhī mò hěn kě ài.This tapir is very cute.
- 貘。Wǒ zài dòng wù yuán kàn jiàn yì zhī mò.I saw a tapir at the zoo.
- 貘。mò Shì yì zhǒng zhēn xī dòng wù.The tapir is a rare animal.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
豸豸zhì
貘 combines 豸, a part used for animals, with 莫, which gives the sound.
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