貉
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hé / mò · raccoon dog

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Readings & meanings

貉 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

hé

raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki); also pr. [hao2]

一丘之貉yī qiū zhī hé · jackals of the same tribe
mò

old term for northern peoples; silent

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Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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豸Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 貉 sits in each complete thought.

Zán liǎ yě jiù shì yì qiū zhī mò.咱俩也就是一丘之貉。

Apparently we're just two peas in a pod.

Source: Tatoeba #2453107 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zán liǎ shì yì qiū zhī mò.咱俩是一丘之貉。

We're birds of a feather.

Source: Tatoeba #12689222 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 貉 in context

  1. Say hé / mò, then recall the core meaning: raccoon dog.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 貉子 (háo zi), meaning “raccoon dog”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 貉 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.