HORN    角　角

LONG BONES GROWING ON the HEADS of BOVINES AND OVINES ETC.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general term refering to a horn is jiǎo 角. 2. Xī 犀 refers to a rhinoceros horn. 3. Jiū 觓 refers to a curved horn. 4. Qiú 觩 is another (dialect?) word for jiū 觓. 5. Jī 觭 refers to a single one of a pair of horns. 6. Gé 觡 refers to a bone horn. 7. Ní 觬 refers to a horn of an abnormal shape.
Modern Chinese Criteria
角 犄角 鹿茸 茸 Bk 鹿角 犀角 牛角 羚羊角 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • BODY TISSUE　IMPORTANT NOT LIQUID SUBSTANCES IN THE BODY. (anc: 5/0, child: 7)
  • SUBSTANCE　THING NOT SEPARATED into SEPARATE PARTS. (anc: 4/0, child: 28)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 4.17

    • Words (13 items)

    角  jiǎo OC: krooɡ MC: kɣɔk 9 Attributions

    The current general term refering to a horn is jiǎo 角.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 爪/CLAWS The current word for the claws or fingernails is zhuǎ 爪.
    • Assoc: 齒/IVORY
    • Assoc: 骨/BONE By far the most general and current word for all kinds of bones is gǔ 骨. [GENERAL]; [[CURRENT+]]

      Syntactic words
    • nhorn (of a rhino); horns (of bovines)
    • vihave horns, be horned
    觿  huī OC: qhʷle MC: hiɛ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • npointed horn used for untying knots; knot-horn
    犀  xī OC: sliil MC: sei 3 Attributions

    Xī 犀 refers to a rhinoceros horn.

      Syntactic words
    • nrhinoceros horn
    • nmadNmade of rhinoceros horn
    頭角  tóu jiǎo OC: doo krooɡ MC: du kɣɔk 2 Attributions
    • Facets of the Life and Teaching of Chan Master Yunmen Wenyan (864-949) ( APP 1987) p. 325, fn.989

      Syntactic words
    • NPbuddhisthorn on the head > horns (in Chán/Zen Buddhist texts 'growing horns on one's head' is often as metaphor for dualistic thinking and attachment (i.e. something articificial). Often in connection with the verb shuōzhe 說著 indicating that verbal explanations do not suffice to express enllightenment)
    觩  qiú OC: ɡru MC: gi̯u 1 Attribution

    Qiú 觩 is another (dialect?) word for jiū觓.

      Syntactic words
    • vibe long and curved; horn-shaped
    角觡  jiǎo gé MC: kaewk kaek OC: krooɡ kraaɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPpluralhorns of all kindsCH
    甲  jiǎ MC: kaep OC: kraab 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • npost-N犀甲"rhino horn": horn of an NCH
    觓  qiú OC: ɡriw MC: gi̯u 0 Attributions

    Jiū 觓 refers to a curved horn.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNhorn-shaped; long and curved
    觡  gé OC: kraaɡ MC: kɣɛk 0 Attributions

    Gé 觡 refers to a bone horn.

      Syntactic words
    • nhorn of deer; antlers
    • nbonehorns, antlers
    觬  ní OC:  MC: ŋei 0 Attributions

    Ní 觬 refers to a horn of an abnormal shape.

      Syntactic words
    觭  qī OC: khral MC: khiɛ 0 Attributions

    Jī 觭 refers to a single one of a pair of horns.

      Syntactic words
    • none horn turning up and one turning down (YI)
    觲  xīng MC: -- OC: -- 0 Attributions

    xīng

      Syntactic words
    • nhorn and wood well adjusted (in a bow) (SHUOWEN)
    觺  yí OC: ŋɡɯ MC: ŋɨ 0 Attributions

    Yí 觺 refers to the sharpness of a horn.

      Syntactic words
    • vibe horn-shaped