About
The character "猸" is a phono-semantic compound composed of the animal radical 犭, indicating its classification as a mammal, and the phonetic component 眉, which suggests its pronunciation. This character was devised to represent the term "猸子", referring to a small carnivorous animal such as a ferret or weasel, and it entered the written lexicon primarily to capture this specific zoological name from dialectal usage, with its meaning remaining tied to this single referent.