螭

Information about character(s)

Radical: 虫
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 11
Total Strokes: 16

Pronunciation

Pinyin: chī
Cantonese: ci1
JapaneseKun: MIZUCHI
JapaneseOn: CHI
Korean: LI

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: a dragon whose horns have not grown; cruel

CE-Dict: dragon with horns not yet grown (in myth or heraldry)/variant of 魑 mountain demon

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a hornless dragon

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《虫部》螭若龍而黃，北方謂之地螻。从虫离聲。或云無角曰螭。

康熙字典文字版 【申集中】【虫字部】螭
【唐韻】丑知切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】抽知切，𠀤音摛。【說文】若龍而黃，北方謂之地螻。或曰無角曰螭。【前漢·司馬相如傳】蛟龍赤螭。【註】文穎曰：螭爲龍子。張揖曰：赤螭，雌龍也。　又螭頭。【唐書·鄭朗傳】朗執筆螭頭下。　又螭紐。【蔡邕·獨斷】天子璽以玉螭虎紐。　又馬名。【西京雜記】文帝自代還，有良馬九匹，一名綠螭驄。　又【唐韻古音】丑戈切。楚辭，駕兩龍兮驂螭，叶上波字韻，又註引《淮南子》：爰止羲和，爰息六螭。　【正韻】亦作彲。【史記·齊世家】非龍非彲。　【韻會】亦作離。【史記·周本紀】如豺如離。　又與魑通。【左傳·昭九年】以禦螭魅。【註】山神，獸形。　又通摛。【揚雄·蜀都賦】麗靡螭燭。

CF-Dict: dragon sans corne (folklore)