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豸

zhì

(dhole), beast

Pictograph of a dhole, a type of animal native to Asia.

Evolution

豸 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
豸 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
豸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
豸 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

豸  

zhì

KangXi radical 153; legless insects; a legendary beast; worm-like invertebrate; mythical animal (see 獬豸[xiè​zhì]); radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153)

Most common words with 豸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

豸

worm-like invertebrate

虫豸

small bug

Component uses

Meaning component in 12 characters (3 verified)

貓 豹 豺 貍 貂 貉 貘 貔 貊 貅 豻 貇

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*[d]ˤreʔ

dreaX

zhì

to crouch (before catching prey)

*[d]reʔ

drjeX

zhì

bug, wug


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

7

Unicode

U+8C78

Shuowen

“豸，獸長脊，行豸豸然，欲有所司殺形。”


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