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Kanji Detail for 豸 - "legless creature, xiezhi"
豸
- Meaning
豸 means "legless creature, xiezhi."
Legless creature - An insect without feet.
Xiezhi - A legendary one-horned beast resembling a sheep that punishes evil and injustice (used in compound 獬豸).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
snake; legless insect; badger or clawed dog radical (no. 153)
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
legless insect-like animal, worm; Kangxi radical 153
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
worm-like invertebrate; mythical animal (see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]); radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
badger; legendary beast
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
蟲豸 (insects). Those with legs are called 蟲. Those without legs are called 豸. | To resolve. "Zuozhuan" says "If we let Xi Zi fulfill his ambition, perhaps there will be resolution." Meaning the disaster and chaos will begin to be resolved. | Interchangeable with 廌. 獬豸 (xiezhi). A divine goat.
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