懂中文 Dong Chinese
Dictionary
Log in
  • Learn
  • Dictionary
  • Media
  • Settings
饕餮纹
tāo​tiè​wén

glutton motif

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 饕餮 tāo​tiè
    mythical beast
    a mythical ferocious and gluttonous animal, commonly depicted as a zoomorphic mask motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties
  2. 纹 紋 wén noun
    pattern
    lines or patterns on the surface of an object, such as wood grain or ripples