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. This 'cow' is: the rhinoceros.

Radicals

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




 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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