The Chinese word【獬】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes culture or legends. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Xiezhi is a legendary mythical beast.

Below is the correct pronunciation of this particular Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【獬】:xiè

Cantonese Jyutping of 【獬】:haai5

Below, you’ll find general facts about the Chinese character 【獬】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【獬】, for example:Describe culture or legend , It mainly means Xiezhi, a legendary beast. .Because of the extensive meanings of Chinese characters, some intricate details and specialized uses might not be fully presented here.

【獬】is a word that, when joined with additional words, constructs more precise phrases, like【獬豸、獬獸】(Mandarin Pinyin:xiè zhì 、xiè shòu/ Cantonese Jyutping:haai5 zaai6 、haai5 sau3)

To form this character, you need 16 strokes,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,The sentence below shows how this character appears in written language.:


獬豸象徵著正義與智慧。

Xiezhi symbolizes justice and wisdom.


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