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瑇

dài
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 hawksbill turtle
  2. 2 tortoiseshell

Examples

HSK 7-9
古书里，瑇瑁和玳瑁都指海龟。
Gǔshū lǐ, dàimào hé dàimào dōu zhǐ hǎiguī.
In old texts, 瑇瑁 and 玳瑁 both refer to the hawksbill turtle.
HSK 7-9
那支发簪用瑇瑁做成，光润透亮。
Nà zhī fàzān yòng dàimào zuò chéng, guāngrùn tòuliàng.
The hairpin was made of tortoiseshell, glossy and translucent.

Tips

usage
瑇 is an old variant of 玳, used only in 瑇瑁 = 玳瑁 ('hawksbill turtle; tortoiseshell'). A separate rare literary reading cuì means 'luster of jade' but is almost never seen today.

Components

radical
王 wáng
jade (as a radical)
王 on the left is the jade radical (the side form of 玉), used for gems and prized polished materials like tortoiseshell.
phonetic
毒 dú
poison (phonetic)
毒 on the right serves only as the phonetic element; the reading drifted to dài. It contributes no meaning.

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Stroke Order

瑇 dài