Chinese symbol for “sphinx”
斯芬克斯
sī fēn kè sī
sphinx (myth.) (loanword)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sphinx is 斯芬克斯 (sī fēn kè sī), defined as: sphinx (myth.) (loanword).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “sphinx”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 斯芬克斯.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 法西斯 | fǎ xī sī | fascist (loanword) |
| 瓦斯 | wǎ sī | gas (loanword) |
| 布鲁斯 (布魯斯) | bù lǔ sī | blues (music) (loanword) |
| 斯文 | sī wén | refined; educate |
| 特斯拉 | tè sī lā | tesla (unit) |
| 歇斯底里 | xiē sī dǐ lǐ | hysteria (loanword); hysterical |
| 芬芳 | fēn fāng | perfume; fragrant |
| 芬尼 | fēn ní | pfennig (monetary unit) (loanword) |
| 坦克 | tǎn kè | (loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sphinx”.
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.