觢

Pronunciationshì
Strokes13 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation shì
Five Elements None
Fortune None
Radical
Simplified Strokes 13 strokes
Traditional Strokes 13 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 1141
View Original Page 1141
You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Horn (jiǎo) 觢 Kangxi Stroke Count: 13 Page 1141, Entry 19 Pronounced chì. According to the Explanation of Scripts and Signs (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a single horn pointing upward. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing), in the Opposition hexagram, it is described as a cow pulling away. The Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) notes that it is interchangeable with the character meaning to pull. Sometimes written in a variant form (qiè). Also, pronounced shì. According to the Classified Chapters (Leipian), it describes a cow with horns standing upright. According to the Erya (Erya), it states that when both horns are raised, it is called shi. The commentary explains that when a cow has both horns upright, it is called shi. The Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) notes that it is sometimes written in a variant form. Also, pronounced zhì. It means one horn pointing upward. Another definition is a cow with upright horns. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is written in a variant form.

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