螭
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Translingual edit
Han character edit
螭 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 中戈卜山月 (LIYUB), four-corner 50127, composition ⿰虫离)
References edit
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1094, character 51
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33494
- Dae Jaweon: page 1559, character 25
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2880, character 21
- Unihan data for U+87AD
Chinese edit
trad. | 螭 | |
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simp. # | 螭 | |
alternative forms | 彲/彨 |
Glyph origin edit
Historical forms of the character 螭 |
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Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
Small seal script |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *r̥ʰel) : semantic 虫 (“creature”) + phonetic 离 (OC *rel, *r̥ʰel).
Etymology edit
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *n-d-raj (“demon; evil spirit; ghost”).
Pronunciation edit
Definitions edit
螭
- (Chinese mythology) dragon-like creature without horns
- Alternative form of 魑 (chī, “mountain demon”)
Compounds edit
Japanese edit
Kanji edit
螭
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Readings edit
Korean edit
Hanja edit
螭 • (ri>i, chi) (hangeul 리>이, 치, revised ri>i, chi, McCune–Reischauer ri>i, ch'i, Yale li>i, chi)
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