Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xiezhi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xie-zhi
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mythical creature resembling an ox or a goat, with thick dark fur covering its body, bright eyes and a single long horn on its forehead.

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 獬豸 (xièzhì).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 獬豸

Inflected Forms

xiezhis (plural)

Questions

What does xiezhi mean?: A mythical creature resembling an ox or a goat, with thick dark fur covering its body, bright eyes and a single long horn on its forehead.
Where does xiezhi come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 獬豸 (xièzhì).

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