Definitions

liú old variant of 騮|骝[liú]

Etymology

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The character "駵" is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic component "馬" indicating its relation to horses and the phonetic component "丣" providing an early pronunciation clue, and it has consistently denoted a bay horse with a black mane and tail from its earliest recorded uses. This traditional form serves as a variant of the character "騮", which substitutes "留" for "丣" as its phonetic element, and while the use of "丣" in "駵" may represent an older orthographic and phonetic tradition, the core meaning specifying a horse's coloration has remained unchanged throughout its history.