狴

Information about character(s)

Radical: 犬
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 10

Pronunciation

Pinyin: bì
Cantonese: bai6
JapaneseOn: HEI HAI BAI
Korean: PHYEY

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: a kind of tapir; a fierce beast depicted on the door of prisons

CE-Dict: (tapir)

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a legendary beast looking like a tiger
2.a prison

康熙字典文字版 【巳集下】【犬字部】狴
【廣韻】邊兮切【集韻】邊迷切，𠀤音鎞。【玉篇】獸名。【廣韻】狴犴，獸也。　又【廣韻】本作𨻼。牢也。【集韻】或作𨻀。詳阜部𨻀字註。　又【集韻】部禮切，音陛。狴犴，獄名。

CF-Dict: tapir

Han-De-Dict: Tapir (u.E.)/Höllenhund; Cerberua (u.E.)