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Meaning of 枭

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(Trad.: 梟)
Pinyin: xiāo
English Definition: owl; valiant; trafficker
Chinese Definition:
①一种与鸱鸺相似的鸟。
②勇健:枭勇。枭健。枭将。枭雄(a.强横而野心勃勃的人;b.智勇杰出的人物)。
③古代刑罚,把头割下来悬挂在木上:枭首。枭示(枭首示众)。
④旧时指私贩食盐的人:盐枭。私枭。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Ideographic:A bird roosting in a tree
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Example Words
毒枭 xiāo drug pusher
枭雄 xiāo xióng ambitious and ruthless character; formidable person
枭首 xiāo shǒu to behead
鸱枭 chī xiāo variant of 鸱鸮
枭首示众 xiāo shǒu shì zhòng to behead sb and display the head in public
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Example Sentences
1
Lizard's leg and owlet's wing.
2
He heard the cry of an owl.
3
I am no enemy of the owl.
4
The only people who seemed to enjoy it were the great horned Owls.
5
M
97
On the left is M97 in the constellation Ursa Major, also known in the northern hemisphere as the Owl Nebula.