虺 · Su Shi
Huǐ (3rd tone; also read huī in 虺隤). The Shuowen Jiezi is unusually difficult here: 「虺以注鳴。《詩》曰：胡爲虺蜥。从虫，兀聲」 (卷十三·虫部) — Xu Shen defines it by the sound it makes (注 is read as 咮, the beak/mouth: a creature that cries through its mouth), quotes $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart