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Kanji Detail for 獍 - "beast"
獍
- Meaning
獍 means "beast."
Beast - A legendary creature resembling a tiger or leopard that devours its mother (or father) upon birth.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
a mythical animal that eats its mother when it is born; Manchurian tiger
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
a mythical animal that eats its mother
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
the Manchurian tiger
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A beast name. Tradition says the 獍 eats its mother upon birth. Hence used as a term for unfilial behavior.
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