虬 Stroke Order

虬 虯 qiú 名 1. 古代传说中的有角的龙 ([En.] a small dragon with horns) 2. 拳曲 ([En.] curling; referring to a twisting or curled form) 引 1. 虯，龙子有角者。从虫，按，俗字作“虬”。 ([En.] The term 虯 refers to a small dragon with horns; it is written with the insect radical, and is colloquially written as “虬”.) 2. 《广雅·释鱼》: 有鳞曰蛟龙，有翼曰应龙，有角曰虯龙，无角曰螭龙。按，龙“雄有角，雌无角，龙子一角者蛟，两角者虯，无角者螭也。” ([En.] "In 'Guangya - Explanation of Fish': Those with scales are called jiao dragons, those with wings are called ying dragons, those with horns are called qiu dragons, and those without horns are called chi dragons. It is noted that male dragons have horns, while females do not. A dragon offspring with one horn is a jiao, with two horns is a qiu, and with no horns is a chi.") 3. 《抱朴子》: 母龙曰蛟，子曰虯，其状鱼身如蛇尾，皮有珠。 ([En.] In 'Baopuzi': The mother dragon is called jiao, the offspring is called qiu, resembling a fish body with a snake tail, and its skin is beaded.) 4. 屈原《涉江》: 驾青虬兮骖白螭。 ([En.] Qu Yuan's 'Crossing the River': Riding the green qiu and drawing the white chi.) 例 又如:虬立 (Like a qiu dragon standing tall, describing one as heroic and vigorous); 虬虎 (Dragon and tiger, a metaphor for heroic figures); 虬柱 (A pillar carved with qiu dragons); 虬龙片甲 (A rare animal, even a fragment of its scales is precious, metaphorically indicating valuable objects). 形 1. 盘曲，卷曲的样子 ([En.] curling) 引 1. 罗邺《老将》: 弓欺猿臂秋无力，剑泣虬髯晓有霜。 ([En.] Luo Ye's 'Old General': The bow deceives the ape arm, to autumn's weakness, the sword mourns the curled beard, with morning frost.) 例 又如: 虬眉 (Curled eyebrows); 虬髯 (Curled beard); 虬文 (Winding and spiraled patterns); 虬屈 (A curled and twisted appearance).