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Kanji Detail for 驥 - "thousand-li horse, talent metaphor"
驥
- Meaning
驥 means "thousand-li horse, talent metaphor."
Thousand-li horse - A legendary steed said to run a thousand li in a day.
Talent metaphor - A symbol for one with exceptional ability.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
fast horse; talent
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
thoroughbred horse; refined
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
thoroughbred horse; refined and virtuous
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
a thoroughbred horse; refined, virtuous
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A horse that can travel a thousand li. Its nature is gentle and good. The Analects says: "A fine horse is not praised for its strength but for its virtue." | 驥尾. Means following a good person. "Following the tail of a fine horse brings more distinction" refers to Yan Hui following Confucius. Today, accompanying someone is called 附驥 (follow the fine horse). This is the origin.
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
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- Strokes
- Radical
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