a pure black horse

Components
马 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

horse

horse

丽 sound component

  Sound component

  

beautiful

Evolution

骊 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
骊 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
骊 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
骊 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
骊 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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a pure black horse; a pair of horses; black horse; jet steed; good horse; legendary black dragon

Most common words with 骊
Freq.
Word
Meaning

black horse

骊山

Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor

探骊得珠

to see through to the nub