Rhinoceros in Chinese (Mandarin): 犀牛 (xīniú)
犀牛
xīniú
rhinoceros
- Simplified
- 犀牛
- Traditional
- 犀牛
- Pinyin
- xīniú
- Typed as
- xiniu
Use it in a sentence
犀牛的角很硬。
The rhinoceros's horn is hard.
The characters in 犀牛
犀
Rhinoceros. 牛 (cow) is at the bottom.
12 strokes
牛
Cow.
4 strokes
犀牛 is a "rhino cow". Its horn is made of the same stuff as your fingernails.
More examples with 犀牛
犀牛的皮很厚。
Xīniú de pí hěn hòu.
Rhinos have thick skin.
犀牛有一只大角。
犀牛有一隻大角。
Xīniú yǒu yì zhī dà jiǎo.
The rhino has a big horn.
How to write 犀牛 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
犀 12 strokes
牛 4 strokes
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