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獬

xiè
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 used in 獬豸, a mythical horned beast that gores the guilty (a symbol of justice)

Examples

传说獬豸能辨别是非，会顶撞有罪的人。
Chuánshuō xièzhì néng biànbié shìfēi, huì dǐng zhuàng yǒuzuì de rén.
Legend says the xiezhi could tell right from wrong and would gore the guilty party.
古代御史戴獬豸形的冠。
Gǔdài yùshǐ dài xièzhì xíng de guān.
Censors in ancient times wore caps shaped like the xiezhi.

Tips

culture
Bound to 獬豸 — a one-horned mythical creature that, sensing a lie, butts the guilty person. It became the emblem of impartial justice; censors and judges wore the 獬豸冠 ('xiezhi cap'). Not used as a standalone word.

Components

radical
犭 fǎnquǎnpáng
animal; beast (left-side form of 犬)
The beast radical, side form of 犬. It marks the character as the name of an animal — here a legendary horned creature.
phonetic
解 xiè
to untie; to resolve
Read here as 解 (the same character also reads jiě 'to untie'), it supplies the sound for this beast name and carries no meaning.

Stroke Order

獬 xiè