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ChiCha191 - Animals - Animal By-Products - horn
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03/02/2025

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191) 角

jiao

Definition

horn; angle

Symbolizes thick horns present in animals as in cows and sheep. The angles of such horns are all different. Due to its similar pronunciation, it is also used as an auxiliary unit of currency in China.(1 = 1/10 = 10)

 

Term

191yx) 牛

niu

Definition
cow
Term

191y-175c*) 解

jie

Definition

understand; separate

horn  [jiǎo] + knife 119[dāo] + cow  [niú] 

a cow () is butchered by a knife () and came into completely separate parts such as the meat, bones and even its horns (). Also came to mean ‘understand’ by understanding everything in its entirety by dividing them into such smaller parts

Term

191ax) 石

shi

Definition
stone
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191a) 确

que

Definition

firm

stone 197[shí] + horn  [jiǎo]

The horns () of a deer are soft when they are growing, but become firm and strong like a stone () as time goes by.

Term

191bx) 此

ci

Definition
this
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191b) 嘴

zui

Definition

mouth

mouth 口16[kǒu] + this 此88g[cǐ] + horn 角 [jiǎo]

Symbolizes pointing () towards the beak () of a bird, which is strong and protruded like a horn (). Used when referring to things which are similar to a mouth in role or shape.

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