an amphibious beast resembling a tiger with one horn

Origin unclear. depicts a tiger.

Components
𠂆 unknown component

𠂆  Unknown component

  

to stretch, to pull

The purpose of this component is unclear.

虎 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tiger

Depicts a tiger.

Evolution

虒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
虒 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
虒 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
虒 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

an amphibious beast resembling a tiger with one horn; place name; amphibious animal with one horn

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 7 characters (1 verified)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*s.le

sje

(place name)


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

7189th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

10

Unicode

U+8652

Shuowen

“虒,委虒,虎之有角者也。从虎,聲。”
Sources

許進雄《新編進階甲骨文字典: 甲骨文發現120周年紀念版》p.36



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