兕

Information about character(s)

Radical: 儿
Radical Strokes: 2
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 7

Pronunciation

Pinyin: sì
Cantonese: zi6
JapaneseOn: SHI JI
Korean: SI

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: a female rhinoceros

CE-Dict: (meaning uncertain); rhinoceros (possibly female) or bull

康熙字典文字版 【子集下】【儿字部】兕
〔古文〕𠒅𧰽【唐韻】徐姊切【集韻】【韻會】序姊切，𠀤音祀。【說文】狀如野牛而靑。象形。本作𤉡。【爾雅·釋獸】兕似牛。【註】一角，靑色，重千斤。【疏】其皮堅厚，可制甲。交州記，角長三尺餘，形如馬鞭柄。【儀禮·鄕射禮】大夫兕中各以其物獲。【註】兕，獸名。【周禮·冬官考工記】兕甲六屬。又，兕甲壽二百年。【韻會】陸佃云：兕善抵觸，故先王制罰爵以爲酒戒。【詩·周南】我姑酌彼兕觥。【傳】兕觥，角爵也。
考證：〔【周禮·冬官考工記】兕甲六屬。【註】兕甲壽二百年。〕　謹按下句亦考工記正文，非註也。註字謹改爲又字。

CF-Dict: rhinocéros

Han-De-Dict: Nashorn (u.E.) (S)