Memory phrase for the character: 犀

犀

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Meaning rhinoceros, sharp

Pronunciation

xī

Explanation

Outside: buttocks 尸, below: variation of water 水, cow 牛

Mnemonic
 
The buttocks is in the water of this 'cow': the rhinoceros.

Radicals

尸 buttocks in side viewThis radical has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾 or urine 尿 or flatulence 屁, it is generally considered to mean 'buttocks'.
水 water
牛 cowsecond earth branch
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 Vocabulary

犀利 xī lì  sharp; incisive; penetrating
犀牛 xī niú  rhinoceros
灵犀相通 líng xī xiāng tōng  kindred spirits
灵犀相通 líng xī xiāng tōng  

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