蹄
tí
hoof; horse (by synecdoche)
Meaning
- Primary: The hoof of an ungulate (e.g., horse, ox, pig).
- Specialized: Trotters or hoof-meat in culinary or pharmacological contexts.
Grammar and usage
- Noun: Standard usage referring to anatomy, a commodity, or as a metonym.
- Verb: Rare use meaning "to trample" or "to strike with the hoof," typically emphasizing visceral or audible impact.
History and forms
Variant: U+8E4F (identical meaning and usage).
Translator notes
When the glyph appears in contexts of movement or arrival, consider whether "hooves" is meant literally or as a synecdoche for horses or cavalry.
Decontextualized translator aid. This page describes plausible lexical range; it does not choose what the glyph means in a particular passage.