饕 - tāo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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22 strokes
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饕

tāo

Definition

gluttonous
see 饕餮, zoomorphic mask motif

Character Decomposition

Related words (5)

gourmand

ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king; zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes; gluttonous; sumptuous (banquet)

饕餮纹

tāo tiè wén

zoomorphic mask motif

饕餮之徒

tāo tiè zhī tú

glutton; gourmand; by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc

老饕

lǎo tāo

glutton

Idioms (1)

饕餮大餐

tāo tiè dà cān

great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet

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