獪

Information about character(s)

Radical: 犬
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 13
Total Strokes: 16
Simplified Form: 狯
Variants: 猾

Pronunciation

Pinyin: kuài, huá
Cantonese: kui2
JapaneseKun: WARUGASHIKO
JapaneseOn: KAI
Korean: HOY KHWAY

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: sly, cunning, crafty

CE-Dict: crafty/cunning

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《犬部》獪狡獪也。从犬會聲。

康熙字典文字版 【巳集下】【犬字部】獪
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】古外切【正韻】吉外切，𠀤音澮。【說文】狡獪也。从犬，會聲。【揚子·方言】劋蹶，獪也。秦晉之閒曰獪。　又【廣韻】【正韻】古賣切【集韻】古邁切，𠀤音夬。義同。【集韻】或作㹟狤。　又【博雅】擾也。　又【正韻】古壞切，音怪。本作㹟。狡也。　又【集韻】戸八切，音滑。本作猾。詳猾字註。狫字原从犭从𦒳作。
考證：〔【集韻】或作㹟狫。〕　謹照原文㹟狫改㹟狤。

Han-De-Dict: listig (u.E.)