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麟 |
female unicorn (mythical creature)
Left: deer 鹿, right: 粦 (rice 米 and opposed 舛 [=two twisted feet])
The deer, that only eats rice and has upturned feet, is the unicorn. |
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鹿 |
deer
Originally pictograph of a deer. |
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麓 |
foot of a hill
Top: forest 林, bottom: deer 鹿 (orig. pictograph of a deer)
Forests with deer are at the foot of the mountain. |
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漉 |
wet, dripping, filter, strain liquids
Left: water 氵, right: deer 鹿 (orig. pictograph of a deer)
(They do not like to drink from rivers) The water for the deers is where it is drippingly wet. |
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辘 |
pulley, capstan, windlass
Left: vehicle 车/車, right: deer 鹿 (orig. image of a deer)
A vehicle with the pronunciation 'lù' as used at 'deer' stands for a pulley. |
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