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騮: bay horse with black mane

By September 2, 2016Chinese Word, Language-Learning

 

騮 [骝] líu


: bay horse with black mane

Kun Reading
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On Reading
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 Usage:

馬騮 [马骝] ma3liu2: monkey (Cantonese); little monkey (affectionate term for children, subordinates)
 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
騮 liu2: famous horse =
ma3: horse radical 187 +
liu2: stop, halt; stay, detain, keep.



简写 Simplified:
骝. Derived from generic character simplification rule #73 (馬 » 马) via usage of grass script form of character.



 Examples:
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Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary