Definitions

old variant of 衄[nǜ]
variant of 衄[nǜ]
to bleed from the nose (or from the ears, gums etc); fig. to be defeated

Etymology

To be shamed  by a bloody  nose

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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