骆驼 (luòtuo): camel

Measure Word

一头骆驼 tóu

沙漠里有很多骆驼。

Shāmò lǐ yǒu hěnduō luòtuo.

There are many camels in the desert.

骆驼能在沙漠中走很远。

Luòtuo néng zài shāmò zhōng zǒu hěn yuǎn.

Camels can travel a long way in the desert.

culture

The novel 骆驼祥子 is the title of a famous novel by Lao She, about a Beijing rickshaw puller nicknamed 'Camel Xiangzi.'

memory

Both characters share the 马 (horse) radical - camels were seen as a type of exotic 'horse' in ancient China.

骆 Luò

驼 tuó