How to write 犀

犀 [xī] 名词 1. 哺乳动物，形状略像牛，皮粗而厚，多皱纹。角生在鼻上，产于印度一带的只生一只角，产于非洲的有两只角，可做器物，亦可入药（通称“犀牛”）。 (Rhinoceros: a mammal similar in shape to a cow, with thick, coarse skin and many wrinkles. It has a horn on its nose; those from India usually have one horn, while African ones typically have two. Both its horn and hide can be used for making objects or medicinal purposes.) 2. 犀牛皮 ([En.] rhinoceros skin) 3. 犀牛角 ([En.] rhinoceros horn). 可入药，也可制器。 (Rhinoceros horn: can be used as medicine or for making objects.) 4. 称人发际隆起的骨 ([En.] bone) (Refers to the bone that protrudes at the hairline.) 形容词 1. 锋利;坚固 ([En.] sharp; solid) 2. 强，强大 ([En.] strong) 引文 1. 《说文》：犀，南徼外牛，一角在鼻，一角在顶，似豕，从牛，尾声。 (Shuowen: The rhinoceros is a bovine found in the southern borderlands, with one horn on its nose and another atop its head, resembling a pig.) 2. 《尔雅》郭注：犀，似水牛，猪头，大腹，庳脚，脚有三蹄，黑色，三角，一顶上，一额上，一鼻上，鼻上者即食角也。 (Erya: The rhinoceros resembles a water buffalo, with a pig-like head, a large belly, and three-toed feet. It has a black body with a triangular shape, one horn atop its head, one on its forehead, and one on its nose, the latter being edible.) 3. 《汉书·平帝纪》：黄支国献犀牛。 (Han Shu: The Yellow Zhi Kingdom presented a rhinoceros.) 4. 《周书·王会篇》：正南以文献为献。 按，犀角搅汤解诸毒药。 (Zhou Shu: In giving offerings to the south, the rhinoceros horn is used to stir soup to neutralize poisons.) 5. 《墨子·公输》：荆有云梦，犀兕麋鹿满之。 (Mozi: There were many rhinoceroses and deer in the Cloud Dream of Jing.) 例子 犀牛望月 (longing for something for a long time); 犀分 (to divide, referring to the legendary water creature that creates light and parts the waters). 犀帖 (a canopy made of thin rhinoceros hide); 犀革 (rhinoceros leather). 犀箸 (chopsticks made from rhinoceros horn); 犀尘 (dust from the rhinoceros handle). 犀骨 (a bone at the hairline that resembles a rhinoceros horn); 犀顶龟纹 (the head bone protrudes like a rhinoceros horn, with turtle shell patterns on the paw.) 犀烛 (metaphor for someone who is insightful); 犀光 (sharp vision); 犀舟 (reinforced boats); 犀车 (sturdy carts); 犀兵 (sharp weapons); 犀刻 (keen and profound observation). 犀卒 (strong soldiers); 犀弩 (strong bows and crossbows); 犀军 (powerful forces).