Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 它 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (驼)
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嗎 yes or no (trad)媽 mama (trad)瑪 Mary (trad)碼 numeral (trad)罵 scold (trad/jp)螞 leech-hopper (trad)羈 halter (trad)闖 rush (trad)馭 control (trad)馮 Feng (trad)馱 carry on back (trad)馳 gallop (trad)馴 tame (trad)駁 refute (trad)駐 be stationed (trad/jp)駑 horse (trad)駒 fleet (trad/jp)駕 drive (trad)駙 extra (trad)駛 maneuver (trad)
Historical Evolution
驼
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
驼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
驼 / 駝 [tuó]
hump or hunchbacked; camel
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (17)
骆驼 [luòtuo] #6,887
camel
驼背 [tuóbèi] #15,424
hunchbacked
驼鹿 [tuólù] #17,623
elk
驼色 [tuósè] #32,570
light tan (color)
驼子 [tuózi] #56,144
hunchback
羊驼 [yángtuó] #43,724
alpaca
单峰驼 [dānfēngtuó] #68,589
dromedary
弯腰驼背 [wānyāotuóbèi]
slouch
微驼 [wēituó]
stooping
晒骆驼 [shàiluòtuo]
xylitol (Cantonese)
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JAPANESE WORDS (12)
駱駝 [らくだ] #47,440
camel
駝鳥 [だちょう] #93,801
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
ラクダ色 [らくだいろ] #191,498
camel color
アメリカ駝鳥 [アメリカだちょう]
rhea (bird of family Rheidae)
一瘤駱駝 [ひとこぶらくだ]
dromedary (Camelus dromedarius)
二瘤駱駝 [ふたこぶらくだ]
Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)
単峰駱駝 [たんぽうらくだ]
Arabian camel
双峰駱駝 [そうほうらくだ]
two-humped camel
羊駱駝 [アルパカ]
alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
駱駝炭 [らくだずみ]
charcoal burned in an earthen kiln
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KOREAN WORDS (1)