獑

Han character edit

獑 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 大竹十十中 (KHJJL), four-corner 4222₁, composition ⿰犭斬)

References edit

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 718, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20645
• Dae Jaweon: page 1129, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1364, character 21
• Unihan data for U+7351

Glyph origin edit

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zeːm, *zaːm) : semantic 犬 (“dog”) + phonetic 斬 (OC *ʔsreːmʔ).

Pronunciation edit

Definitions edit

獑

1. ^† a kind of macaque, probably the rhesus macaque

   • 當其時也，山獸驚躍，水禽亂飛，魚獺沉潭以不動，獑猱拱樹以相依。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     当其时也，山兽惊跃，水禽乱飞，鱼獭沉潭以不动，𰡔猱拱树以相依。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 7th–8th century, 趙冬曦 (Zhao Dongxi), 《三門賦》

     Dāng qí shí yě, shānshòu jīngyuè, shuǐqín luàn fēi, yú tǎ chéntán yǐ bù dòng, chán náo gǒng shù yǐ xiāngyī. [Pinyin]

     Just at that time, the beasts in the mountains leapt in fear, and the fowl in the waters flew in confusion; the fish and the otters drowned and did not move, and the macaques and gibbons swung around the trees and relied on each other.

   • 瘦去形如鶴，憂來態似獑。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     瘦去形如鹤，忧来态似𰡔。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 9th century, 皮日休 (Pi Rixiu), 《江南書情二十韻寄祕閣韋校書貽之商洛宋先輩垂文二同年》

     Shòu qù xíng rú hè, yōu lái tài sì chán. [Pinyin]

     Meagre as a crane; anxious as a macaque.

Compounds edit