犳 (zhuó) - A legendary beast resembling a leopard with markings & archaic variant of 豹 (bào, leopard).

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zhuó ｜ 6 strokes ｜ radical: 犭

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犳 · zhuó

A legendary beast resembling a leopard with markings like a map;

archaic variant of 豹 (bào, leopard).

A legendary beast resembling a leopard with markingsarchaic variant of 豹 (bào, leopard).

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Mythical beast 犳

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text describes a mythical creature called 犳.
  • In some contexts, 犳 is used as a variant for leopard (豹).

Collocations

  • Mythical beast 犳(犳兽)

Cultural background

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  • Appears in classical texts like the Erya as a mythical creature.
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese, primarily of historical interest.

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