衈

Information about character(s)

Radical: 血
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: èr
Cantonese: ji6 nei6
JapaneseOn: JI NI

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: the blood of a sacrificial fowl which was sprinkled on the doors and vessels

CE-Dict: the blood of a sacrificial fowl which was sprinkled on doors and vessels

康熙字典文字版 【申集下】【血字部】衈
【唐韻】【集韻】𠀤仍吏切，音餌。開𠛬書殺雞血祭名。　又【玉篇】耳血也。【禮·雜記】其衈皆于屋下。【註】衈，謂將刲割牲以釁，先滅耳傍毛薦之。耳，聽聲者，告神欲其聽之。　又釁也。【穀梁傳·僖十九年】用之者，叩其鼻以衈社也。【范甯註】取鼻血以釁祭社器。