() — rabbit; hare

Definition

noun
rabbithare
Measure word ·

Examples

  • Wǒ yǎng le yì zhī tù zi, tā hěn kě ài.
    I keep a rabbit; it's very cute.
  • Míng nián shì tù nián, hěn duō rén huì mǎi tù zi de zhuāng shì pǐn.
    Next year is the Year of the Rabbit, so many people will buy rabbit decorations.
  • Dōng tiān shí, tù zi de máo huì biàn de yòu hòu yòu bái.
    In winter, a hare's fur becomes both thick and white.

Origin

Pictograph
六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíng

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 兔 comes from drawing a rabbit.

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