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鼍
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large reptile

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Reptiles
tuó
タ、タン、セン
わに
Components
Traditional (鼉)
口 mouth+ 口 mouth+ 田 rice field+ 一 one+ 黽 toad =
鼉 large reptile
口 Phonetic component
kǒu mouth
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口 Phonetic component
kǒu mouth
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田
tián rice field
field, arable land, cultivated
一
yī one
黽 Meaning component
toad
frog
Simplified (鼍)
口 mouth+ 口 mouth+ 田 rice field+ 一 one+ 黾 strive =
鼍 large reptile
口
kǒu mouth
口
kǒu mouth
田
tián rice field
field, arable land, cultivated
一
yī one
黾 Meaning component
miǎn strive
to strive
frog
Notes
Similar Characters
兽 bestial (simp)鼍 large (simp)曰 sayeth侃 upright and strong冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鼍
Regular
Modern
Chinese
鼍 / 鼉 [tuó]
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
鼍龙 [tuó​lóng]
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
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