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Information of 馘
Pinyin
guó
Radical
首
Strokes
17 strokes
Usage
★★★
Definition
cut off the left ear of the slain
馘 [guó]
1. In ancient warfare, to cut off the left ear of the enemy for counting achievements.
- English: In ancient warfare, cut off the enemy's left ear to count contributions.
2. Example: "Captured two hundred and fifty people, ～ one hundred."
- English: "Captured two hundred and fifty people, counted one hundred."
3. (Verb) The act of cutting off the left ear used for counting contributions.
- English: Cut off left ear.
4. (Noun) The left ear that has been cut off.
- English: Cut off left ear.
5. References:
- 1. "Shuowen" states: "馘, military battle cuts off the ear."
- 2. "Erya" states: "馘, capture."
- 3. "Book of Songs - Da Ya - Huang Yi": "Peacefully cut off."
- 4. "Book of Rites - Wang Zhi": "Report by cutting off."
- 5. "Zuo Zhuan": "Captured two hundred and eighty people, cut off one hundred."
6. (Noun) The left ear that has been cut off.
- English: Cut off left ear.
7. References:
- 1. "Poems of Lu Song - Pan Shui": "Sharp-tongued tiger ministers present cut off at Pan."
- 2. "Records of the Three Kingdoms - Annals of Emperor Wu": "Thousands of contributions cut off."
8. *(Cited from traditional dictionary explanation)*
9. (Noun) Face.
- English: Face.
- Example: "Zhuangzi - Lie Yuko": "With processed yellow ears, a shortcoming of merchants."