yǐ

尾

Character · Noun

horse tail hair; cricket's tail spine

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 2 examples
1.

noun

horse tail hair (specific)

formal

Used specifically in traditional crafts like making silk sieves.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
mǎ马
luó罗
shāi筛
shì是
yòng用
mǎ马
yǐ尾
luó罗
zhì制
zuò作
de的
 。

This type of silk sieve is made with horse tail hair.

2.

noun

cricket's tail spine

formal

Used specifically to describe female crickets with three tail spines.

Cí雌
xī蟋
shuài蟀
yǒu有
sān三
gēn根
wěi尾
zhēn针
 ，
suǒ所
yǐ以
jiào叫
sān三
yǐr尾
 儿
 。

Female crickets have three tail spines, so they are called 'three-tailed ones'.