寅 yín tiger
How it came to be
An arrow held straight with both hands, drawn under a roof in the later forms: a bow being presented with respect. It was borrowed to name the third calendar sign, whose animal is the tiger.
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An arrow held straight with both hands, drawn under a roof in the later forms: a bow being presented with respect. It was borrowed to name the third calendar sign, whose animal is the tiger.