Phonosemantic compound. 尾 represents the sound and 牛 represents the meaning.
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Historical Evolution
犀
Bronze
Western Zhou (1045-771 BC)
犀
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
犀
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
犀
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
犀
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
犀
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
犀
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
犀
Regular
Modern
Chinese
犀 [xī]
rhinoceros; sharp
Japanese
rhinoceros
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
犀 さい
Sai surname
CHINESE WORDS (26)
犀利 [xīlì] #19,339
sharp
犀牛 [xīniú] #12,110
rhinoceros
灵犀 [língxī] #35,388
rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers
灵犀 [língxī] #35,388
rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers
心有灵犀一点通 [xīnyǒulíngxīyīdiǎntōng] #49,460
hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
心有灵犀一点通 [xīnyǒulíngxīyīdiǎntōng] #49,460
hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
犀鸟 [xīniǎo] #58,687
hornbill
犀鸟 [xīniǎo] #58,687
hornbill
冠斑犀鸟 [guānbānxīniǎo]
(bird species of China) oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
冠斑犀鸟 [guānbānxīniǎo]
(bird species of China) oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
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JAPANESE WORDS (18)
金木犀 [きんもくせい] #67,231
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
木犀 [もくせい] #103,990
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans)
犀利 [さいり] #140,791
sharp
白犀 [しろさい] #156,687
white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
黒犀 [くろさい] #175,101
black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
犀角 [さいかく] #203,658
rhinoceros horn
銀木犀 [ぎんもくせい] #243,332
tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans)
木犀草 [もくせいそう] #316,005
mignonette (Reseda odorata)
インド犀 [インドさい]
Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
ジャワ犀 [ジャワさい]
Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus)
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