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Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "饕", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "饕", and master the standard way of writing the character "饕".
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饕 [tāo]
1. 〔饕餮〕
① A legendary fierce and gluttonous beast, often represented by its head shape as decoration on ancient bronze vessels;
② Metaphorically refers to a vicious and greedy person;
③ Metaphorically refers to a gluttonous person.
2. Greedy for wealth and food.
引
1. 《说文》: 饕 means greed.
2. Greed for wealth is called 饕; greed for food is called 餮. —《左传·文公十八年》annotation
3. 《韩非子·亡征》: Those who are gluttonous and insatiable, who pursue immediate benefits and seek to gain, may be at risk of demise.
例
Examples: 饕残 (greedy and cruel); 饕淫 (greedy and debauched); 饕沓 (insatiably greedy); 饕湎 (indulgent in alcohol); 饕餮王孙 (noble descendants who are gluttonous and hedonistic); 饕餮放横 (greedy and vicious, acting without restraint); 饕戾 (greed and tyranny).
ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king / zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes / gluttonous / sumptuous (banquet)