Keyword
rhinoceros
- sharp
- tempered
- Frequency
- #2931
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
xī
Mnemonic
An ox 牛 with a tail 尾
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
犀利
sharp; incisive; penetrating
犀牛
rhinoceros
犀
rhinoceros; sharp
灵犀
rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers; fig. mutual sensitivity; tacit exchange of romantic feelings; a meeting of minds
犀鸟
hornbill
木犀
osmanthus
心有灵犀一点通
hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one