variant of 㺀𤝽; a dog-like beast
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
variant form of 㺀𤝽; an ancient name for a dog-like beast or animal
archaicThis is an archaic variant writing found in historical texts. The characters 㺀𤝽 are composed of the dog radical (犭), indicating a canine or beast-like creature. In Buddhist texts, 呼嚧 also appears as a mantra syllable, but when defined as 同“㺀𤝽”, it refers to the beast meaning.
《
Shān山
hǎi海
jīng经
》
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
de的
hū呼
lù嚧
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
xíng形
sì似
quǎn犬
de的
yě野
shòu兽
。
The Hūlǜ recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas is a wild beast resembling a dog.
Cǐ此
zì字
hū呼
lù嚧
，
yǔ与
hū㺀
lǜ𤝽
tóng同
，
jiē皆
zhǐ指
gǔ古
shí时
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
liè猎
quǎn犬
。
This character Hūlǜ is the same as 㺀𤝽, both referring to a type of hunting dog in ancient times.