犀

xī
#3,483 most
frequent character
rhinoceros, sharp

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

犀 uses 牛 cow as its picture part and 尾 yǐ for the sound. The animal part points to the first meaning 'rhinoceros'. That later grew to 'sharp'.

犀 as a component in other characters

sound2 characters
墀樨

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Homophones

HSK 3
西xī
west
吸xī
inhale, breathe, absorb, suck in
悉xī
in all cases, know
惜xī
to cherish, to begrudge, to pity
牺xī
sacrifice
稀xī
rare, uncommon, watery, sparse

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