獭

獭 · tǎ

otter

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
tǎ
Cantonese
caat3
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

otter

Dictionary definitions & readings

獭 tǎ · otter; Taiwan pr. tà

CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · 2026-10-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1107.040:tǎ Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
355.130:tǎ Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
KHDLO Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4728 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0720.071 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+736D
Radical
犬 · 94
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
13
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6148

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
獭
Strokes
16
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

16 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

獺

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
21371.020
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21371.020
kIRGKangXi
0720.071
kKangXi
0720.071
kSMSZD2003Index
421.01
kCangjie
KHDLO
kFourCornerCode
4728
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
AG
kIRG_GSource
G0-4C21
kRSUnicode
94.13
kTotalStrokes
16
kCCCII
274B2D
kEACC
274B2D
kGB0
4401
kMainlandTelegraph
3758
kTGH
2013:6148
kCantonese
caat3
kDefinition
otter
kMandarin
tǎ
kTGHZ2013
355.130:tǎ
kXHC1983
1107.040:tǎ
kTraditionalVariant
U+737A

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
5dictionary records using 獭0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
犭 beside 赖 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰犭赖$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰犭赖$(G)

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