chī

technical
archaic

Meaning of

螭 means hornless dragon in ancient legend; decorative motif shaped like a hornless dragon. Pronounced chī.

  • hornless dragon in ancient legend
  • decorative motif shaped like a hornless dragon
  • variant of '魑'; mountain spirit or demon

Character Info

Radical
Strokes19

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

gōng
de
lán
gān
shàng
diāo
zhe
duō
chī
wén
 

Many chi patterns are carved on the railings of the Forbidden City.

Zhè
jiàn
shàng
de
chī
lóng
zào
xíng
fēi
cháng
jīng
měi
 

The hornless dragon design on this jade artifact is exquisite.

Relations

Measure Words

/ tiáo
Primary
/ zhǒng