饕餮文

とうてつもん

Also written 饕餮紋

Meanings

1. Noun taotie motif (on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties) See also: 饕餮 (とうてつ).

Kanji

• 饕 be greedy; be ravenous. Read as トウ.
• 餮 voracious; gluttonous. Read as テツ.
• 文 text. Read as モン.

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