瑇瑁

dàimào
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 hawksbill turtle (variant of 玳瑁)
  2. 2 tortoiseshell

Examples

Dàimào shì dàimào de yìtǐ xiěfǎ.
瑇瑁 is a variant spelling of 玳瑁.
Gǔdài wénxiàn zhōng cháng yǐ dàimào zhǐdài zhēnguì de guījiǎ shìpǐn.
In classical texts, 瑇瑁 often refers to precious tortoiseshell ornaments.

Tips

usage
瑇瑁 is an older variant of the standard form (hawksbill sea turtle). Modern texts almost always use ; you will see 瑇瑁 mostly in classical poetry and older medical/material records.

Stroke Order

dài
mào