Hai Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Hair (biāo)
髵
Kangxi strokes: 16
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Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced er (level tone)
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced er (level tone)
Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced er (level tone)
Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced er (level tone)
According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): Originally written as the character for and (er). Refers to the hair on the cheeks.
Note: Currently, it is commonly written as this variant form.
Jade Chapters (Yupian): The appearance of having much hair. Also written as the character for endurance (nai).
Furthermore, in the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Refers to the appearance of a beast bristling its mane. See the detailed note under the entry for the character bi.