archaic
rare
technical

Meaning of

㹭 means used in 林㹭 (lín yì), a mythical beast resembling a dog with tiger claws. Pronounced yì.

  • used in 林㹭 (lín yì), a mythical beast resembling a dog with tiger claws

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

 
Shān
hǎi
jīng
 
zǎi
 
Lín
shì
zhǒng
shí
rén
de
guài
shòu
 

The Classic of Mountains and Seas records that the Lin Yi is a man-eating monster.

Chuán
shuō
zhōng
de
Lín
 
zhuàng
quǎn
ér
yǒu
zhǎo
 

The legendary Lin Yi is shaped like a dog but has tiger claws.

Kǎo
xiàn
biǎo
míng
 
Lín
de
xíng
xiàng
néng
yuán
mǒu
zhǒng
miè
jué
de
měng
shòu
 

Archaeological findings suggest that the image of the Lin Yi may have originated from some extinct fierce beast.

Measure Words

/ zhī
Primary
/ zhǒng