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Kanji Detail for 龜 - "turtle, turtle shell, divination, qiuci, chapped skin"
龜
- Meaning
龜 means "turtle, turtle shell, divination, qiuci, chapped skin."
Turtle - A general term for reptiles of the order Testudines.
Turtle shell - The carapace of a turtle.
Divination - Fortune-telling.
Qiuci - An ancient kingdom.
Chapped skin - Cracked skin; fissures.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
turtle; tortoise
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
turtle or tortoise; cuckold; Kangxi radical 213
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
tortoise; turtle; (coll.) cuckold
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
turtle, tortoise; cuckold
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A shelled animal. Both belly and back have shells. Only holes for the head, tail, and four feet to enter and exit are exposed. The surface of the shell is covered with patterned scales. Females have convex back shells. Males are flat. Head resembles a snake. Has scales. Green color. Slow nature. Can endure hunger and thirst. Lives to over one hundred years. In ancient times, tortoise shells were used for divination. Hence called a spiritual creature. Considered the chief of shelled creatures. | Commonly used as a term of abuse. In Tang times, performers in entertainment houses all wore green head-cloths. Later, because the tortoise's head is green, those wearing green head-cloths were called tortoise. The wives and daughters of entertainers were all singing girls. Hence one who runs a brothel or allows wife and daughters to sell sex is also called tortoise. | 龜茲. A Western Regions state name. That is, present-day Kuqa County in Xinjiang. | 不龜手. Meaning hands not cracking and chapping from cold. Found in the Zhuangzi.
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