貂蝉

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]

Characters and words in 貂蝉

diāo = di + ao1
sable or marten (genus Martes)
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chán = ch + an2
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