鼬
(zoology) weasel
18 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,862 U+9F2C
How 鼬 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
鼠 (semantic, “rat”) + 由 (phonetic, yóu)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 由
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 由 (yóu) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 由 sound component | yóu | cause, reason; from |
| 油 | yóu | oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints |
| 抽 | chōu | to draw out, to pull out; to sprout |
| 轴 | zhóu | axle, pivot, shaft; axis |
| 邮 | yóu | mail; post office |
| 袖 | xiù | sleeve |
| 宙 | zhòu | space, time, space-time |
| 铀 | yóu | uranium |
| 釉 | yòu | enamel, glaze |
| 岫 | xiù | mountain peak; cave, cavern |
| 柚 | yòu | grapefruit, pomelo |
| 蚰 | yóu | millipede |
| 妯 | zhóu | sister-in law |
| 舳 | zhú | the stern of a ship |
Words containing 鼬
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野鼬瓣花 | yě yòu bàn huā | wild hemp |
| 黄鼬 | huáng yòu | Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica) |
| 鼬科 | yòu kē | Mustelidae (taxonomic family of weasel, otter, mink) |
| 香鼬 | xiāng yòu | mountain weasel; alpine weasel |
| 青鼬 | qīng yòu | weasel; Martes flavigula (zoology) |
| 鼬属 | yòu shǔ | Mustela (genus of weasels etc) |
| 鼬鼠 | yòu shǔ | weasel |
| 猫鼬 | māo yòu | see 狐獴[hu2 meng3] |
| 艾鼬 | ài yòu | steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii) |
| 臭鼬 | chòu yòu | skunk |
| 伶鼬 | líng yòu | weasel; Mustela nivalis (zoology) |
| 鼬鲨 | yòu shā | tiger shark |
| 鼬獾 | yòu huān | ferret badger |