shí鼫
鼫
archaic
technical
Meaning of 鼫
鼫 means large squirrel or flying squirrel mentioned in ancient Chinese texts. Pronounced shí.
- large squirrel or flying squirrel mentioned in ancient Chinese texts
Character Info
Radical鼠
Strokes18
Components
鼠
石
Stroke Order
鼫
Definitions & Examples
《
Běn本
cǎo草
gāng纲
mù目
》
jì记
zǎi载
，
shí鼫
shǔ鼠
shēng生
yú于
shān山
lín林
，
xíng形
sì似
sōng松
shǔ鼠
ér而
dà大
。
The *Compendium of Materia Medica* records that the shí squirrel lives in mountain forests and resembles a large chipmunk.
Shí鼫
yǔ与
wú鼯
suī虽
tóng同
lèi类
，
rán然
shí鼫
bù不
néng能
fēi飞
。
Although the shí and the wú (flying squirrel) belong to the same family, the shí cannot fly.