廌
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Meaning: unicorn
💡 Think 'justice unicorn': 廌 (zhì) horns the guilty, like in 法 (law).
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Character Story & Explanation
Detective's note: 廌 (zhì) depicts a mythical unicorn-like creature used in ancient Chinese law to gore the guilty. It appears in the character 法 (fǎ, law), symbolizing justice. Rarely used alone today, it survives in classical texts and the compound 獬廌 (xièzhì, same meaning).
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