tú​téng

totem

  • created sense approved 图腾/圖騰 · tú​téng · totem — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    图腾 / 圖騰

    tú​téng

    totem

    A natural object, often an animal or plant, adopted by a clan or group as an emblem of spiritual or blood relationship

    图 (phonetic) 腾 (phonetic)

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  • created sense approved 图腾/圖騰 · tú​téng · totem flags — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    图腾 / 圖騰

    tú​téng

    totem flags

    Flags embroidered with animal patterns representing various non-Han tribes in ancient times

    图 (literal) → 图/圖 · tú · picture 腾 (literal) → 腾/騰 · téng · to soar

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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