Common Meanings
1
hé貉
Refers to a racoon dog. When used in the idiom '一丘之貉' (yī qiū zhī hé), it describes people who are all bad and of the same sort, often translated as 'jackals of the same lair' or 'birds of a feather' (in a negative sense).
他俩的行事作风都令人不齿，简直是一丘之貉。
Their actions are equally despicable; they are simply jackals of the same lair.
2
háo貉
Refers to the raccoon dog or its fur, used in terms like 'háozǐ' (raccoon dog) and 'háoróng' (raccoon dog fur).
这件外套的领子是用貉子毛做的。
The collar of this coat is made of raccoon dog fur.
3
mò貉
An ancient variant or interchangeable character for '貊' (mò), referring to the Mo ethnic group.
在古代文献中，有时将“貊”写作“貉”，两者指代同一族群。
In ancient literature, '貊' was sometimes written as '貉', with both referring to the same ethnic group.