觢

Pronunciationshì
Strokes13 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation shì
Five Elements 0
Fortune
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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