貂

貂
dia̅o = di + ao1
sable or marten (genus Martes)

貂 character breakdown

召
shào = sh + ao4
surname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
召
zhào = zh + ao4
to call together / to summon / to convene / temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
召 = 刀 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: an intercom to call everyone together. James II of England (zh) prepares a few mandarins (口) for everyone in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) by cutting them with a cleaver (刀). As he is finished he calls everyone together (召) over the intercom (召) to come over and fetch a piece.
豸
zhì = zh + Ø4
worm-like invertebrate / mythical animal (see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]) / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153)
豸 = 丿 + 丶 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a bug. James II of England (zh) wakes up in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and finds that he changed into a bug overnight. Looking for food he finds a banana (丿) and starts eating it, but soon he is discovered and going to be smashed by a crowbar (亅). He can only defend himself by holding a petal leave (丶) over his head.

Characters with 貂 as component

貂 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 貂

貂
皮
mink fur
水
貂
mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
黑
貂
sable (Martes zibellina)
紫
貂
sable (Martes zibellina)
狗
狗
尾
尾
续
續
貂
貂
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
三
貂
角
Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
貂
貂
蝉
蟬
Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nü3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lü3 Bu4]
貂
貂
裘
裘
换
換
酒
酒
lit. to trade a fur coat for wine (idiom) / fig. (of wealthy people) to lead a dissolute and extravagant life
雪
貂
ferret
貂
熊
wolverine (Gulo gulo)

Sentences with 貂

貂 currently does not appear in any sentence.