貅 | |||
brave, fierce, courageous | |||
Radical | 豸 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Strokes (without radical) | 6 | Total Strokes | 13 |
Mandarin reading | xiū | Cantonese reading | jau1 |
Japanese on reading | kyuu | Japanese kun reading | |
Korean reading | hyu | Vietnamese reading | hươu |
貅 | |||
brave, fierce, courageous | |||
Radical | 豸 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Strokes (without radical) | 6 | Total Strokes | 13 |
Mandarin reading | xiū | Cantonese reading | jau1 |
Japanese on reading | kyuu | Japanese kun reading | |
Korean reading | hyu | Vietnamese reading | hươu |
貅 | [ xiū ] see 貔貅[pi2 xiu1], composite mythical animal (originally 貅 was the female) |
⇒ 貔貅 | [ pí xiū ] mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail, also written 辟邪, fig. valiant soldier |