豹

bào

勺 + 豸

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Definitions

bào leopard; panther

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 豸 represents the meaning and 勺 represents the sound.

Semantic: 豸 Phonetic: 勺

About

豹 is a phono-semantic compound: the left-side radical 豸, meaning beasts of prey or hornless feline animals, provides the semantic category, while the right-side component 勺 indicates the pronunciation. Since its earliest forms, it has referred to leopards or panthers, large, spotted wild cats known for their speed and predatory nature.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

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Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

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动物园里有一只猎豹。

dòng wù yuán li yǒu yī zhī liè bào.

There is a cheetah in the zoo.

猎豹是陆地上跑得最快的动物。

liè bào shì lù dì shang pǎo dé zuì kuài de dòng wù.

The cheetah is the fastest land animal.

豹子身上的斑点非常美丽。

bào zi shēn shang de bān diǎn fēi cháng měi lì.

The spots on the leopard's body are very beautiful.

这款汽车的名字叫捷豹。

zhè kuǎn qì chē de míng zi jiào jié bào.

This car model is named Jaguar.

豹猫是一种小型野生猫科动物。

bào māo shì yī zhǒng xiǎo xíng yě shēng māo kē dòng wù.

The leopard cat is a type of small wild feline.

他在丛林摄影时偶然拍到了花豹。

tā zài cóng lín shè yǐng shí ǒu rán pāi dào le huā bào.

He accidentally photographed a leopard while taking pictures in the jungle.

金钱豹的毛皮曾被视为珍贵的物品。

jīn qián bào de máo pí céng bèi shì wéi zhēn guì de wù pǐn.

The fur of the leopard was once considered a precious item.

那只云豹敏捷地跃上了高高的树枝。

nà zhī yún bào mǐn jié de yuè shàng le gāo gāo de shù zhī.

That clouded leopard agilely leaped onto the high tree branch.

Related Characters

Component: 勺

Component: 豸

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