Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字) is an ancient Chinese dictionary.
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Shuowen Jiezi, vol. 6, sec. 角[]
Chinese original[]
解：判也。从刀判牛角。一曰解𢊁，獸也。
English translation[]
Jie:
Shuowen Jiezi, vol. 11, sec. 馬[]
Chinese original[]
駮：獸，如馬，倨牙，食虎豹。从馬交聲。
English translation[]
Bo:
Shuowen Jiezi, vol. 11, sec. 𢊁[]
Chinese original[]
𢊁：解𢊁，獸也，似山牛，一角。古者決訟，令觸不直。象形，从豸省。凡𢊁之屬皆从𢊁。
English translation (James Hsü, 1999)[]
The zhi is the jiezhi animal. It looks like an ox with one horn. In ancient times, in a lawsuit, it was commanded to touch the guilty. The character is a pictograph.
Chinese original[]
𡦳：解𢊁屬。从𢊁孝聲。闕。
English translation[]
Xiao:
Chinese original[]
薦：獸之所食艸。从𢊁从艸。古者神人以𢊁遺黃帝。帝曰：「何食？何處？」曰：「食薦；夏處水澤，冬處松柏。」
English translation (James C. H. Hsü, 1996)[]
Jian: It is the grass eaten by the zhi animal. The graph is composed of zhi and 'grass.' In ancient times a deity gave the zhi animal to the Emperor Huangdi, and the Emperor asked 'What does it eat and where does it stay?' The reply: 'It eats jian. In summer it lives in marshy areas. In winter it stays where evergreens and cypresses grow.'
Chinese original[]
灋：刑也。平之如水，从水；𢊁，所以觸不直者；去之，从去。
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Fa:
Shuwen Jiezi, vol. 11, sec. 鹿[]
Chinese original[]
麟：大牝鹿也。从鹿粦聲。
English translation[]
Lin: It is a large female deer. The character consists of components: semantic "deer" and phonetic "lin".
Chinese original[]
麒：仁獸也。麋身牛尾，一角。从鹿其聲。
English translation[]
Qi: It is a benevolent animal. It has the body of an elk, the tail of an ox and one horn. The character consists of components: semantic "deer" and phonetic "qi".
Chinese original[]
麐：牝麒也。从鹿吝聲。
English translation[]
Lin: It is a female qi. The graph consists of components: semantic "deer" and phonetic "lin".
Chinese original[]
麠：大鹿也。牛尾一角。从鹿畺聲。
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Jing: