犳
1. An animal mentioned in ancient texts, resembling a leopard but without the spots.
2. An ancient synonym for "leopard."
3. (Phono-semantic compound. It consists of the radical 豸, meaning "vermin," and the phonetic component 勺. The character 豸 is a pictogram originally referring to long-spined wild beasts; its primary meaning is "leopard.")
- "Leopard, resembles the rounded tiger." — From "Shuowen Jiezi"
- "In South Mountain, there are many fierce leopards." — From "Shan Hai Jing · Nan Shan Jing"