貂(diāo): sable or marten (genus Martes)
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 貂 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 貂 step by step
12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 貂
Common words using 貂 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
diāo貂chán蝉
Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction…
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