Chinese Word: 獭 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

獭 (Trad.: 獺)

Pinyin: tǎ

English Definition: otter; Taiwan pr. [ta4]

Chinese Definition:
①(水獭)哺乳动物，脚短，趾间有蹼，体长七十余厘米。昼伏夜出，善游水，食鱼、蛙等，毛棕褐色，是珍贵的袭皮。
②(旱獭)哺乳动物，前肢发达善掘土，毛皮可制衣帽。是鼠疫的传播者。亦称“土拨鼠”。
③(海獭)哺乳动物，体圆而长，毛皮很珍贵。生活在近岸的海洋中。通称“海龙”。

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 犬

Pictophonetic:赖 indicates the sound; 犭 (animal) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 犭 [ quǎn ] dog
- 赖 [ lài ] to depend on, to rely on; to bilk, to deny; poor

Similar Characters: 懒

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Example Words

水獭	shuǐ tǎ	otter
旱獭	hàn tǎ	marmot
海獭	hǎi tǎ	sea otter
树獭	shù tǎ	sloth (family Bradypodidae)

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1		yóu yú 由于 shù tǎ 树獭 yí dòng 移动 huǎn màn 缓慢， liè shí zhě 猎食者 hěn nán 很难 fā xiàn 发现 tā men 它们。 Because sloths move so slowly, it is hard for predators to see them.
2		chéng zuò 乘坐 shuāng 双 tǎ 獭 fēi jī 飞机、 zhí shēng jī 直升机 huò 或 xuě de 雪地 mó tuō 摩托 qù 去 gōng zuò 工作 xiàn chǎng 现场。 out in the field with transport by Twin Otter, helicopter or snowmobile;
3		yǒu shí 有时， shù tǎ 树獭 huì 会 zài 在 zǎo shang 早上 lái 来 gè 个 rì guāng yù 日光浴 yǐ 以 shǐ 使 zì jǐ 自己 biàn 变 nuǎn huo 暖和。 Sometimes a sloth sunbathes in the morning to warm up.
4		huǒ 火 tǎ 獭 kěn 啃 dào 倒 shù mù 树木， yǐ biàn 以便 qǔ 取 shí wù 食物 bìng 并 qǔ dé 取得 zào 造 wō 窝 de 的 cái liào 材料。 The beaver chews down trees to get food and mingestedrial with which to build its home.
5		rú guǒ 如果 shù tǎ 树獭 néng 能 bǎo chí 保持 jué duì 绝对 jìng mò 静默 bù 不 dòng 动， tā men 它们 jī hū 几乎 wú fǎ 无法 bèi 被 fā xiàn 发现。 As long as sloths remain perfectly quiet and still, they're nearly impossible to detect.

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1		yóu yú 由于 shù tǎ 树獭 yí dòng 移动 huǎn màn 缓慢， liè shí zhě 猎食者 hěn nán 很难 fā xiàn 发现 tā men 它们。 Because sloths move so slowly, it is hard for predators to see them.
2		chéng zuò 乘坐 shuāng 双 tǎ 獭 fēi jī 飞机、 zhí shēng jī 直升机 huò 或 xuě de 雪地 mó tuō 摩托 qù 去 gōng zuò 工作 xiàn chǎng 现场。 out in the field with transport by Twin Otter, helicopter or snowmobile;
3		yǒu shí 有时， shù tǎ 树獭 huì 会 zài 在 zǎo shang 早上 lái 来 gè 个 rì guāng yù 日光浴 yǐ 以 shǐ 使 zì jǐ 自己 biàn 变 nuǎn huo 暖和。 Sometimes a sloth sunbathes in the morning to warm up.
4		huǒ 火 tǎ 獭 kěn 啃 dào 倒 shù mù 树木， yǐ biàn 以便 qǔ 取 shí wù 食物 bìng 并 qǔ dé 取得 zào 造 wō 窝 de 的 cái liào 材料。 The beaver chews down trees to get food and mingestedrial with which to build its home.
5		rú guǒ 如果 shù tǎ 树獭 néng 能 bǎo chí 保持 jué duì 绝对 jìng mò 静默 bù 不 dòng 动， tā men 它们 jī hū 几乎 wú fǎ 无法 bèi 被 fā xiàn 发现。 As long as sloths remain perfectly quiet and still, they're nearly impossible to detect.

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