Chinese Character 犀 Meanings and components.

Form

犀

Meaning

犀 meaning[3] in English

Rhinoceros.

Sharp.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 犀 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are to urinate (尿) , (*) , and surname Niu (牛)

Its radical[1] is: 牛 (niu2) which means: Surname Niu, .牛niu2surname Niu

In cangjie it is written with SEHQ

How to write 犀

To write犀xi1rhinoceros you should write a combination of 尿niao4to urinate ** , 牛niu2surname Niu arranged in a 吕 shape:

尿 + * + 牛 = 犀

犀 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 犀 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 犀, looks as follow:

犀
Pinyin:xi1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Rhinoceros . Sharp
尿
Pinyin:niao4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Urinate . Urine . Cl:泡[Pao1]
尸
Pinyin:shi1
Meaning[3]: Person Representing The Dead (During Burial Ceremonies) . To Put A Corpse On Display (After Execution) . Variant Of 屍|尸[Shi1] . Corpse
水
Pinyin:shui3
Meaning[3]: Surname Shui
*
Pinyin:*
牛
Pinyin:niu2
Meaning[3]: Surname Niu

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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