狼獾

lánghuān
noun #40,723

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 wolverine (Gulo gulo)
  2. 2 sable-bear

Examples

HSK 7-9
Lánghuān shēnghuó zài běifāng hándài sēnlín.
Wolverines live in northern boreal forests.
HSK 7-9
Lánghuān suī xiǎo, què xiōngměng wúbǐ.
Although the wolverine is small, it is incomparably ferocious.

Tips

memory
(wolf) + (badger) - the Chinese name reflects the wolverine's mash-up: a badger-shaped body with wolf-like ferocity. The alternate name 貂熊 (sable-bear) captures the same idea differently - sable-like fur, bear-like build.

Stroke Order

láng
huān