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Kanji Detail for 獬 - "xiezhi"
獬
- Meaning
獬 means "xiezhi."
Xiezhi - A legendary goat-like creature with one horn that punishes evil and injustice.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
fabulous monster
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
a fabulous monster
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
mythical unicorn
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
獬豸. A beast name. Anciently said to be able to gore the wicked. Hence imperial censors wore 獬豸 badges, because they impeached and censured wrongdoers.
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