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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

HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
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