犍

Information about character(s)

Radical: 牛
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jiān, qián, jiǎn
Cantonese: gin1
JapaneseOn: KEN KON GEN
Korean: KEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: a bullock; a fabulous monster

CE-Dict: bullock/castrated bull/to castrate livestock

Soothill: A gelded bull, an ox; a creature half man, half leopard.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a castrated bull

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《牛部》犍犗牛也。从牛建聲。亦郡名。

康熙字典文字版 【巳集下】【牛字部】犍
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤居言切，音鞬。【說文】犗牛也。　又【玉篇】獸似豹。人首，一目。【山海經】單張之山有獸，狀如豹而長尾，人首而牛耳，一目，名曰諸犍。善叱行則銜其尾，居則蟠其尾。【註】郭璞曰：音如犍牛之犍。　又【前漢·地理志】犍爲郡。【註】武帝建元六年開，在益州。　又【集韻】渠言切，音𥴤。郡名。　又【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤渠焉切，音虔。【廣韻】犍爲，在嘉州。　又【集韻】紀偃切，音湕。獸名。似牛。　【玉篇】或作𤚳。【集韻】或作㹇。

Ding Fubao - Dictionary for Buddhist Studies (丁福保:佛學大辭典) （術語）截男勢也。五種不男之一。或作[虔*(刖-月)]。玄應音義十四曰：“犍又作[拱-共+虔][虔*(刖-月)]二形，同居言切。字書犍害也，通俗文以刀去陰曰犍。”

Buddhism words and phrases castrated man

CF-Dict: boeuf

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