xī
rhinoceros
Phonosemantic compound. 尾 represents the sound and 牛 represents the meaning.
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Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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sharp | ||
rhinoceros | ||
sharp | ||
fig. mutual sensitivity | ||
hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one |