犀
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rhinoceros; sharp
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,730 U+7280
How 犀 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
An ox 牛 with a tail 尾
How to remember it
rhinoceros · Heisig RSH #2138
牛 cow + flag + snowflake
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 犀 as their sound component
These characters all use 犀 (xī) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 犀 sound component | xī | rhinoceros; sharp, tempered |
| 樨 | xī | sweet olive; scrambled eggs |
| 墀 | chí | porch; courtyard; steps leading into a building |
Words containing 犀
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心有灵犀一点通 | xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng | hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathicall… |
| 灵犀一点通 | líng xī yī diǎn tōng | mental rapport; likeness of mind; spiritual link |
| 灵犀相通 | líng xī xiāng tōng | kindred spirits |
| 双角犀鸟 | shuāng jiǎo xī niǎo | (bird species of China) great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) |
| 白喉犀鸟 | bái hóu xī niǎo | (bird species of China) Austen's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni) |
| 木犀肉 | mù xi ròu | see 木須肉|木须肉[mu4 xu1 rou4] |
| 双角犀 | shuāng jiǎo xī | two-horned rhinoceros; Dicerorhinini |
| 冠斑犀鸟 | guān bān xī niǎo | (bird species of China) oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) |
| 棕颈犀鸟 | zōng jǐng xī niǎo | (bird species of China) rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis) |
| 犀利 | xī lì | sharp; incisive; penetrating |
| 木犀 | mù xi | osmanthus |
| 犀鸟 | xī niǎo | hornbill |
| 犀牛 | xī niú | rhinoceros |
| 灵犀 | líng xī | rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers; fig. mutual sensitivity; tacit excha… |
| 花冠皱盔犀鸟 | huā guān zhòu kuī xī niǎo | (bird species of China) wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus) |