Rare written form of 駘

It is a rare form of 駘, used for an inferior horse. Chinese dictionaries also give 駘 the figurative sense “a person of little ability.” In formal self-reference, 駑𮩻 lets a writer lower their own standing through the image of a poor horse.

A reference book from China’s Southern Song period, 爾雅翼, records 𮩻 in a passage about an eastern creature said to be tattooed and red-footed and to prefer foxes to crows. Books from China’s later Ming and Qing dynasties also use it in the horse expression 駑𮩻.