犄 (jī): horn (of an animal)

Meanings

公牛低下犄角冲了过来。

Gōngniú dīxià jījiǎo chōng le guòlái.

The bull lowered its horns and charged.

猫躲在屋子的犄角里。

Māo duǒ zài wūzi de jījiǎo lǐ.

The cat hid in a corner of the room.

usage

犄 mostly appears in 犄角, which means both 'animal horn' and 'a corner / nook'. Context decides which sense.

radical

牜 niú

ox; cattle

The cattle radical, the side form of 牛, flags this as an animal-horn word. It groups 犄 with other livestock and horn vocabulary.

phonetic

奇 qí

strange; odd

Supplies the sound, close to the modern reading jī. The same phonetic appears in 椅 and 骑.

犄 jī