屃

xì

Radical: Strokes: 6

Structure: Top-left surroundFrequency: Level 3 character

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Character Decomposition

屃=尸+贝

Etymology

Simplified form of 屭; a strong 贔 body 尸

Meanings

used in bì xì

xì

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Words with 屃 5 total

(literary) (Chinese mythology) creature resembling a turtle with the head of a dragon, said to be capable of bearing great loads, often carved as plinths for steles in former times · (literary) strenuous; exerting great force赑屃bì xì

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