駝

简 驼 · 繁 駝
Mandarin · pinyin tuó

Meanings

  1. hump or hunchbacked
  2. camel
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駝
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驼
tuó · a camel; humpbacked; to carry on the back
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to4

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  1. camel
  2. to be humpbacked; to be hunchbacked
  3. to carry on the back

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