貉 (háo) — raccoon dog (bound form, used in compounds)

Definition

貉 (háo) is the bound form meaning 'raccoon dog,' a wild canid native to East Asia. It almost never stands alone — it appears in compounds like 貉子 (háozi) for the animal itself and 一丘之貉 ('birds of a feather,' literally 'of the same hill').

bound form

raccoon dog (bound form, used in compounds)

Examples

貉。
háo Zi shēng huó zài sēn lín lǐ.
The raccoon dog lives in forests.
貉。
háo Zi de pí máo hěn hòu.
The raccoon dog's fur is very thick.
貉。
Zhè ge dì qū jīng cháng kàn dào háo zi.
This area often sees raccoon dogs.

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