豺 - Dong Chinese dictionary

chái

jackal

Phonosemantic compound. 豸 represents the meaning and 才 represents the sound.

Components

豸 Meaning component

zhì

(dhole), beast

Jackals are similar to that of dholes.

才 Sound component

cái

talent

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

chái

wolf; cruel, wicked, mean; dog-like animal; ravenous beast; dhole (Cuon Alpinus); jackal

Most common words with 豺

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	豺狼	jackal and wolf
	豺	jackal
	豺狼虎豹	fierce and cruel people
	豺狼当道	a vicious tyranny rules the land
	豺狼当路	a vicious tyranny rules the land

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[dz]ˤrə	dzreaj	chái	wolf

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4248th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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