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鼹

鼴
yǎn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 mole (the burrowing animal)

Characters

鼹
yǎn
mole

Examples

HSK 7-9
鼹鼠在地下挖出长长的隧道。
Yǎnshǔ zài dìxià wā chū chángcháng de suìdào.
Moles dig long tunnels underground.
HSK 7-9
鼹鼠视力很差，但嗅觉灵敏。
Yǎnshǔ shìlì hěn chà, dàn xiùjué língmǐn.
Moles have poor eyesight but a keen sense of smell.

Tips

usage
鼹 is bound, used in 鼹鼠 ('mole'), the small velvet-furred mammal that lives in underground tunnels.

Components

radical
鼠 shǔ
rodent; rat
鼠 is the rodent radical. The mole is grouped with small burrowing rodent-like animals, so the rat radical marks the animal category.
phonetic
晏 yàn
late; phonetic
晏 supplies the sound (yàn shifting to yǎn). It contributes pronunciation only and no meaning here.

Stroke Order

鼹 yǎn