Radical and Phonetic
Radical
Total Number of Strokes 18
Number of Strokes 9
Mandarin Reading tiè
TeoChew Phonetic
Chinese Definitions
餮〈形〉
贪,贪食 [be greedy for food]
斯民乃食餮。――苏舜钦《悲二字联句》
天下之民以比三凶,谓之饕餮。――《左传·文公十八年》。注:“贪财为饕,贪食为餮。”
餮tiè[饕餮]见"饕⒉"。
English Definitions
a legendary animal; a greedy person
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