駝

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camel

駝 is composed of 馬 (horse) and 它 (it). 它 is a pictograph of a snake, which, when coiled, resembles a small hill. Thus, 駝 is used to describe a camel, a big animal resembling a horse with a humped back.

Vocabulary of 駝

  • 駝背 (hunchbacked)

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