shāo

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Source form: 蛸
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
octopus / used in 蠨蛸|蟏蛸[xiāo shāo] and 肖蛸[xiāo shāo]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4219611885f2bed0. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

蛸 蛸 [shao1] /octopus/used in 蠨蛸|蟏蛸[xiao1 shao1] and 肖蛸[xiao1 shao1]/

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xiāo

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Source form: 蛸
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
used in 螵蛸[piāo xiāo]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-b95d020340763707. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

蛸 蛸 [xiao1] /used in 螵蛸[piao1 xiao1]/

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