What kind of mythical beast is the hedgehog, and the meaning of the beast of the hedgehog

獬豸, also known as 獬廌, 解豸 (xièzhì), is a mythical beast in ancient Chinese myths and legends.

獬豸, (xièzhi; The word is the same as the beast), also known as the beast of Renfa, the Rui beast in ancient Chinese myths and legends, according to legend, resembles a sheep, black hair, four-legged, has a single horn on the head, is good at distinguishing straight and straight, and sees people fighting that is, the horn touches the person who is not straight, so it is also called"Straight Beast"，"Touching evil"。When people have conflicts or disputes, the unicorn can point its horns at the unreasonable party, and even put the horns against the person who deserves to die, which makes the offender shudder. Emperor Yao's criminal officer Gao Tao once kept a pig, and the prison was used to help the pig to identify the suspicions, and all the difficult and unresolved matters were known to the judgment of the pig, which was accurate.

Legal symbols.

The indissoluble knot between 獬豸 and the law can also be answered from the structure of the ancient word "law", the ancient style of the word "law" is written as "灋fǎ", and "廌zhài" is 獬豸, and the two words "廌法" are combined into one, taking its meaning of justice and not a, so from the water, take the meaning of law flat as water. In this way, the status of the pig as a legal symbol was recognized. From "灋fǎ" to "法", although the character "廌zhì" has been hidden, the traditional Chinese legal culture it symbolizes has not disappeared.

After all, it is a legend, and no one has ever seen with their own eyes what the pig is, so it has led to many people's imagination, some people think that it is like a deer, some people call it like a cow, and more people say that it is a sheep. In addition to the relevant ancient books such as the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, the Treatise on Balance, and the Five Miscellaneous Groups, archaeological discoveries have found that the pigs in the cultural relics before the Qin Dynasty are all in the shape of a horned sheep, and the ox-shaped pigs appeared after the Eastern Han Dynasty.

As a symbol of traditional Chinese law, the pig has always been revered by successive dynasties. Legend has it that in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, King Wen of Chu once obtained a pig, according to its shape made of a crown and wore it on his head, so the upward and downward effect, the crown became fashionable in the Chu State. The Qin Dynasty's law enforcement imperial history carried this kind of crown, and the Han Dynasty and Qin system were no exception.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Gao pottery statue and the picture of the pig became an indispensable ornament in the yamen, and the crown of the pig was named the crown of the law, and the law enforcement officer was also called the pig, and this habit has been continued. In the Qing Dynasty, the imperial history and the supervision and judicial ** according to the inspection envoys all wore a crown and wore a supplementary uniform embroidered with the pattern of "獬豸".

Obviously, the image of the pig is a relic of the obscurantist era of judging the law by God. In modern times, it is still regarded as an idol of law and justice.

Similarly, in the West, the unicorn is considered a symbol of purity. It is believed that the power of its horns is capable of suppressing anything that is morally corrupt. At the same time, it has the meaning of chastity and is the representative of the perfect knight.

<> the ancient beast hedgehog.

獬豸 (xiè zhì) is an ancient mythical beast, its appearance is similar to that of a unicorn, but it has a horn on its head, and it has a fierce temperament, understands human feelings, and can distinguish between right and wrong. It is a selfless beast. It will distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil, and if it encounters a wicked person, it will even put its horns to death the wicked person.

Because of this characteristic, it was respected as a law beast by the ancients, and the pattern of the deer pig would be hung when the case was judged in ancient times, and there would also be relevant patterns on the official uniform of the imperial history and other **, in order to express the majesty and justice of the law.

Hedgehog. Also known as 獬廌, 解豸 (xiè zhì), it is a mythical beast in ancient Chinese myths and legends, the big one is like a cow, the small one is like a sheep, similar to a unicorn, the whole body has thick and dark hair, the eyes are bright and divine, and there is usually a horn on the forehead.

The pig has a high level of wisdom and understands human nature. It has angry eyes, can distinguish between right and wrong, can recognize good and evil, loyalty and treachery, and when it finds a treacherous **, it touches him down with its horns, and then eats its stomach. It is a symbol of courage and justice, and a symbol of justice, "righteousness and brightness", "peace and justice" and "a bright world".

Let's just say that it is very auspicious, and it is also a kind of talented, and it is also very good to take him, and the beauty will also ward off evil spirits.

Because this animal is actually equivalent to a just person, because he does not tell lies, but listens to the truth.

Hedgehog: A mythical beast in ancient Chinese mythology and legend.