Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "猬", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "猬", and master the standard way of writing the character "猬".
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猬
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1. A beast's name, referring to the hedgehog.
(En: hedgehog)
引: 宋· 司马光《资治通鉴·唐纪》: 矢如猬毛。 (The arrows were like hedgehog's quills.)
2. A class of vertebrates, belonging to the subclass of mammals and the order Insectivora, specifically the hedgehog family.
3. Refers to the quills of the hedgehog, often used to describe abundance.
(En: hedgehog's hair)
例: 猬毛 (The hair of the hedgehog, a metaphor for abundance); 猬缩 (The hedgehog curls up when threatened, a metaphor for a person becoming timid); 猬栗 (Refers to the spiny hair of the hedgehog); 猬鼠 (Another name for the hedgehog).
猬 毛
1. Describing the state where hairs stand up, often used metaphorically for fear.
例: 猬立 (Hedgehog's quills stand up, often used to metaphorically describe hair standing on end due to fear); 猬列 (Hedgehog's quills are upright in rows, describing something that is numerous and dense); 猬附 (Gathering en masse); 猬合 (To gather together, likened to the collective behavior); 猬起 (Metaphor for an increase in events or complications, like quills standing erect); 猬结蚁聚 (Metaphor for many people gathering together).