What 羷 means
It names a sheep whose horns curl in three coils.
The earliest record of 羷 is in the Er Ya, a classical Chinese glossary, in its livestock section. The work is generally dated to the Warring States to early Western Han period, spanning rival kingdoms into the early Han dynasty. Here, 羷 labels one visible horn pattern among terms for domestic sheep.
Later meanings of 羷: commentaries and rhyme dictionaries repeat the horn-shape gloss. As of 2026, reference entries document no ordinary conversational meaning for 羷.
Why does 羷 show as a box?
A missing box usually means the font lacks this glyph.
This is a text character, so fonts determine how its strokes look. A font with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean character coverage can display it.
A precise term from a classical Chinese sheep glossary; use it when that historical horn shape matters.
Sent alone, it may look like a typo or quiz prompt; add a gloss or source.
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1Why does 羷 show as a box?
Font coverage for 羷 is the issue: a missing box means the active font lacks this glyph. A font with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean character coverage can display it.
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