犀 xī rhinoceros
rhinoceros; sharp
怎么记住“犀”: 尸 corpse + 氺 water + 牛 cow = rhinoceros. On safari, a boy spots what looks like a corpse in the muddy water and thinks it is a dead cow, until a huge rhinoceros stands up.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
犀 = 尸 corpse + 氺 water + 牛 cow
- 尸 corpse sound
- 氺 water sound
- 牛 cow meaning
On safari, a boy spots what looks like a corpse in the muddy water and thinks it is a dead cow, until a huge rhinoceros stands up.
How it came to be
The cow gives the meaning and the part above it the sound; the word means rhinoceros.
用法
- The rhinoceros: 犀牛 (xīniú) rhino, 犀角 (xījiǎo) rhino horn.
- 犀利 (xīlì) means sharp/incisive/penetrating: 目光犀利 (mùguāng xīlì) a piercing gaze, 言辞犀利 (yáncí xīlì) sharp, cutting words.