騢 (xiá) - A red horse with white spots or markings & specifically refers to a chestnut or bay horse

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xiá ｜ 19 strokes ｜ radical:

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騢 · xiá

A red horse with white spots or markings;

specifically refers to a chestnut or bay horse with white hairs mixed in.

A red horse with white spots or markingsspecifically refers to a chestnut or bay horse

Usage highlights

RedHunting horseSpotted horseYellow

Synonyms

  • 駮— spotted horse; piebald horse
  • 驒— spotted horse with blue-black and white markings

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text describes a horse with red and white markings (騢馬).
  • In classical poetry, the 騢 horse appears in hunting scenes (田騢).
  • The horse breed had distinctive red-white coloring (赤白雜毛曰騢).

Collocations

  • Red-white horse(騢馬)
  • Hunting horse(田騢)
  • Spotted horse(駮騢)
  • Red-maned horse(騢駱)
  • Yellow-spotted horse(黃白雜毛曰騢)

Idioms

  • Red horse with white spots(赤白雜毛曰騢)
  • Yellow horse with white spots(黃白雜毛曰騢)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese texts describing horse colors and breeds.
  • Used in classical poetry and literature to depict noble or hunting horses.
  • Part of the specialized vocabulary for horse coloration in traditional Chinese culture.

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