狴犴
bì'àn

mythical beast

狴 bì a kind of tapir

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

animal

坒
坒 Sound component
bì to compare

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpiː

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

犴 àn, án, jiàn a wild dog

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

dog

干
干 Sound component
gàn, gān interfere

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangŋaːn
ŋaːns

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica