xiǎn

狝

Character · VerbTraditional獮

autumn hunting; ancient hunt

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to hunt in autumn; autumn hunting (ancient ritual)

archaic

Specifically refers to the ancient Chinese ritual of autumn hunting, often conducted by royalty or nobility as part of seasonal ceremonies. Distinguished from spring hunting (蒐 sōu), summer hunting (苗 miáo), and winter hunting (狩 shòu).

Chūn春
sōu蒐
xià夏
miáo苗
 ，
qiū秋
xiǎn獮
dōng冬
shòu狩
 。

Spring hunt, summer hunt, autumn hunt, and winter hunt.

Gǔ古
dài代
tiān天
zǐ子
yú于
qiū秋
jì季
jǔ举
xíng行
xiǎn獮
lǐ礼
 。

The ancient Son of Heaven performed the autumn hunting ritual in the fall.

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Xiǎn獮
shòu狩
zhī之
lǐ礼
 ，
suǒ所
yǐ以
jiào教
zhàn战
yě也
 。

The rituals of autumn and winter hunting are used to teach warfare.