屃 (xì) - A mythical giant turtle or tortoise, often depicted

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xì ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 尸

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屃 · xì

A mythical giant turtle or tortoise, often depicted as carrying heavy loads, such as stone tablets.

A mythical giant turtle or tortoise, often depicted

Usage highlights

BixiStone BixiBixi carrying a steleTurtle steleBixi spirit

Synonyms

  • 赑屃— Bixi, the mythical load-bearing tortoise
  • 龟趺— tortoise base (of a stone tablet)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The stone tortoise (赑屃) carries a stele in the temple.
  • The bixi (赑屃) is one of the nine sons of the dragon in Chinese mythology.
  • A stone tortoise (石屃) bearing a memorial tablet.

Collocations

  • Bixi(赑屃)
  • Stone Bixi(石屃)
  • Bixi carrying a stele(负碑屃)
  • Turtle stele(龟屃)
  • Bixi spirit(屃灵)

Idioms

  • Bixi carries the stele(赑屃负碑)
  • Dragon's son Bixi(龙子赑屃)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Bixi is one of the nine sons of the dragon in Chinese mythology, renowned for its strength and often depicted carrying stone tablets.
  • Stone tortoises (bixi) are commonly found at Chinese temples, tombs, and monuments, symbolizing endurance and the support of cultural heritage.
  • The character 屃 is almost exclusively used in the compound 赑屃 (bìxì) to refer to this mythical creature.

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