Radical and Phonetic
Radical
Total Number of Strokes 14
Number of Strokes 11
Mandarin Reading màn
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Chinese Definitions
獌màn 1.兽名。似狸,狼属。《尔雅.释兽》:"貙獌似狸。"郝懿行义疏:"貙﹑獌非二物也。《释文》引《字林》:'獌,狼属,一曰貙'是矣。"《说文.犬部》:"獌,狼属。"段玉裁注:"《释兽》曰:'貙似狸',郭云:'今貙虎也,大如狗,文似狸。'《释兽》又曰:'貙?似狸。'郭云:'今山民呼貙虎之大者为貙豻。'按,郭语则二条一物也。"《宋书.谢灵运传》:"山上则猿﹑﹑狸﹑獾﹑犴﹑獌﹑猰。"原注:"獌,似獾而长,狼之属,一曰貙。"唐柳宗元《酬韶州裴曹长使君寄道州吕八大使因以见示二十韵》:"泥沙潜虺蜮,榛莽斗豺獌。"童宗说注:"﹝獌﹞,狼属,似狸。"一说虎属。
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