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犀
Cangjie code for 犀
尸水竹手
SEHQ
Step-by-step breakdown
尸
水
竹
手
Quick (Sucheng) code
尸手(SQ)
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronunciation
Mandarin
ㄒㄧ
xī
Cantonese
sai1
Meaning
rhinoceros; sharp, well-tempered
Kangxi Radical
牛 · 12 strokes
Common words
犀
利
xī lì
sharp; incisive
犀
牛
xī niú
rhinoceros
犀
鳥
xī niǎo
hornbill
靈
犀
líng xī
rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers; fig. mutual sensitivity
心
有
靈
犀
一
點
通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
木
犀
mù xi
osmanthus
木
犀
肉
mù xi ròu
pork and scrambled eggs
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