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犄

jī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 horn (of an animal)
  2. 2 corner

Examples

HSK 5
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.
HSK 7-9
公牛低下犄角冲了过来。
Gōngniú dīxià jījiǎo chōng le guòlái.
The bull lowered its horns and charged.

Tips

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

Components

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.

Stroke Order

犄 jī