jué

a large ape found in W. China

Components
犭 meaning component

  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

animal

矍 sound component

  Sound component

jué

  

look about in fright or alarm

Evolution

玃 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
玃 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
玃 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jué

a large ape found in W. China; legendary ape of Sichuan and Yunnan, with a penchant for carrying off girls