白兔

báitù
noun #20,066

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 white rabbit

Examples

Cháng'é shēnbiān yǒu yī zhī yùtù, jí báitù.
By Chang'e's side is a jade rabbit — the white rabbit.
Háizimen xǐhuān wèi báitù chī cǎo.
The children like to feed the white rabbit grass.

Tips

culture
The white rabbit (白兔) in Chinese culture is associated with the Moon: the Jade Rabbit () lives on the moon beside the moon goddess Chang'e (嫦娥) and pounds elixir with a mortar and pestle. This image appears throughout poetry, art, and the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Stroke Order

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