鬣 Stroke Order

鬣 [liè] 1. The long hair on the neck of animals such as horses and lions (mane). 马、狮子等颈上的长毛。 2. A small fin located beside the mouth of a fish. 鱼颔旁小鳍。 3. A mammal similar in shape to a dog, with a head shorter and rounder than a dog's, featuring brown-yellow or brown fur with many irregular black-brown spots, typically found in tropical or subtropical regions, feeding on decaying flesh of dead animals. 〔～狗〕哺乳动物，外形略像狗，头比狗的头短而圆，毛棕黄或棕褐色，有许多不规则的黑褐斑点，多生长在热带或亚热带地区，吃兽类尸体腐烂的肉。 4. The end of a broom. 扫帚的末端。 Additional notes: 1. According to the Shuowen (说文), "鬣" refers to long and dense hair that grows on the neck of certain mammals. 某些哺乳动物颈上生长的又长又密的毛。 2. According to the Guangya (广雅), "鬣" also signifies hair. 毛也。 3. In the Book of Rites (礼记), it is noted that "a pig is called '刚鬣'." 豕曰刚鬣。 4. The Erya (尔雅) mentions "a white horse with a black mane." 白马黑鬣骆。 5. In the Zuo Zhuan (左传), it recounts an event where "the duke took it and dyed its tail's mane to give it to someone." 公取而朱其尾鬣以与之。 6. From "Manjing Youji" by Yuan Hongdao in the Ming Dynasty: "The wheat seedlings have a shallow mane." 麦苗浅鬣。 7. In "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio," it is mentioned "using pig's mane to tease." 以猪鬣撩拨。 Example usage: For instance: the mane of a lion;鬣鬣 (the style of hair standing upright). 又如:狮子的鬣;鬣鬣(头发向上直竖的样子)