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a fierce and ambitious person; a formidable figure
to behead and display the head (ancient punishment)
owl (literary term)
drug lord
The owl is a nocturnal bird.
The police caught that big drug lord.
There were many formidable figures in history, who were both clever and cruel.
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Characters pronounced "xiao".
Characters with radical "木".