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ㄒㄧㄡ

xiū

composite mythical animal

貅 is a 13 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as xiū in the first tone.

It is made up of the components 豸 (cat) and 休 (rest).

  • 貅
    ㄒㄧㄡ

    xiū

    composite mythical animal

    • 豸
      ㄓ ˋ

      zhì

      cat

    • 休
      ㄒㄧㄡ

      xiū

      rest

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 貅

Definitions for 貅 pronounced as xiū

  • see 貔貅[pi2 xiu1], composite mythical animal (originally 貅 was the female)

Vocabulary

The most common words for 貅 — see all

  • mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail
  • also written 辟邪
  • fig. valiant soldier
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