Chinese symbol for “rhinoceros”
犀牛
xī niú
rhinoceros
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rhinoceros is 犀牛 (xī niú), defined as: rhinoceros.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “rhinoceros”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 犀 | xī | rhinoceros; sharp |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 犀牛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 犀利 | xī lì | sharp; incisive |
| 灵犀 (靈犀) | líng xī | rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers; fig. mutual sensitivity |
| 犀鸟 (犀鳥) | xī niǎo | hornbill |
| 木犀 | mù xi | osmanthus |
| 冠斑犀鸟 (冠斑犀鳥) | guān bān xī niǎo | (bird species of China) oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk; measure word: 瓶 (píng), 杯 (bēi) |
| 牛肉 | niú ròu | beef |
| 牛顿 (牛頓) | niú dùn | newton (SI unit of force) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rhinoceros”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.