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a dragon whose

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Mythical
chī
チ
みずち
Components
虫 insects+ 离 rare =
螭 a dragon whose
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
worm
离 Phonetic component
chī rare
mythical beast (archaic)
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Notes
Similar Characters
蛊 harm (simp)蜀 short name for Sichuan蟲 insects (trad)烛 taper (simp)融 melt独 alone (jp)触 touch (jp)浊 filthy (simp)繭 cocoon (trad/jp)茧 callus (simp)萤 glow-worm (simp)虮 louse (simp)虰 less common word虱 bug (simp)虹 rainbow虺 large poisonous snake虻 horsefly虼 a flea虽 even (simp)虾 prawn (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
螭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
螭 [chī]
dragon with horns not yet grown (in myth or heraldry); variant of 魑[chī]
Japanese
蛟 、 虬 、 虯 、 螭 みずち 、 みつち (old) 同音
noun Japanese myth. mizuchi; (explanation) aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
螭首 [chī​shǒu]
hornless dragon head (used as ornamentation, esp. gargoyles)
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
蛟 [みずち] #70,134
mizuchi
雨竜 [あまりょう] #134,312
rain dragon
チ吻 [チふん]
Chiwen (Chinese dragon)
蛟首 [ちしゅ]
carved head of a mizuchi