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蠵

xī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 large sea turtle (used in 蠵龟, loggerhead)

Examples

蠵这个字只在蠵龟里用。
Xī zhè ge zì zhǐ zài xīguī lǐ yòng.
The character 蠵 is only used in the word 蠵龟 (loggerhead turtle).
蠵字古书中指大海龟。
Xī zì gǔshū zhōng zhǐ dà hǎiguī.
In classical texts, 蠵 refers to a large sea turtle.

Tips

usage
蠵 is a bound morpheme — in modern Chinese it occurs almost exclusively in 蠵龟 (xīguī, loggerhead sea turtle). Classical texts like 《尔雅》 use it alone for a large turtle species.

Stroke Order

蠵 xī