离

Glyph origin
In bronze inscriptions, – to set up a net in the forest for hunting.

The modern form descends from a variant that replaced with, later simplified as  in small seal script, which corrupted further into  in clerical script. The bottom component has corrupted into ⿱凶禸. Compare with and.

Exists as traditional character, but also.

Definitions

 * 1) a kind of legendary beast,

Definitions

 * 1) bright,

Kanji

 * 1) rare beast
 * 2) strange
 * 3) elegant

Hanja

 * 1) to leave
 * 2) to divide