(diāo)

12 strokes

sable or marten (genus Martes)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
diāo
Meaning
sable or marten (genus Martes)
Strokes
12
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰豸召

In this compound, the meaning comes from (beast); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shuǐdiāo

mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)

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diāo

sable (Martes zibellina)

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diāoxióng

wolverine (Gulo gulo)

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diāochán

Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction…

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lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)

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