Liè quǎn zuòdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Canes Venatici (constellation)
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Original source entry:

獵犬座 猎犬座 [Lie4 quan3 zuo4] /Canes Venatici (constellation)/

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Other forms in these source records: 獵犬座

  • 猎
    liè

    hunting

  • 犬
    quǎn

    (literary) dog / Kangxi radical 94

  • 座
    zuò

    seat / base / stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shī zuò]) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc

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