犀
Meanings
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- 1.rhinoceros
- 2.sharp
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Wiktionary
- 1.rhinoceros
- 2.sharp; hard; well-tempered (as metal)
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *sliːl): phonetic 尾 (OC *mɯlʔ) + semantic 牛 (“ox”). Possibly from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-sej (“rhinoceros”).
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Stroke order
Components
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Derived terms
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Related words
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