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<WL>驼(F駝) [tuo] 骆驼 luòtuo camel [tuó] 驼背 hunchback; 锅驼机 locomobile | <WL>驼(F駝) [tuo] 骆驼 luòtuo camel [tuó] 驼背 hunchback; 锅驼机 locomobile@@ [chí] cf. 駝 | ||
From 马(馬 mǎ) ‘horse’ and 它 tā phonetic. | From 马(馬 mǎ) ‘horse’ and 它 tā phonetic. | ||
The original meaning is ‘humpback’ or ‘hunchback’; according to Karlgren this was one of the meanings of 它 tā ‘cobra’ (presumably due to the way a cobra bends). A distinct character (though etymologically the same word) is 驮 tuó; don’t confuse 驮 with 驼. | The original meaning is ‘humpback’ or ‘hunchback’; according to Karlgren this was one of the meanings of 它 tā ‘cobra’ (presumably due to the way a cobra bends). A distinct character (though etymologically the same word) is 驮 tuó; don’t confuse 驮 with 驼. | ||
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