Read Edit View history Discussion 鴟尾 chīwěi ornamental roof ridge Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 鸱尾/ 鴟尾 chīwěi ornamental roof ridge A beast-shaped ornament on both ends of a traditional Chinese roof ridge, originally shaped like a tail and believed to ward off fire Edit Delete References Add reference variant 鸱尾/鴟尾 → 蚩尾/蚩尾 Edit Delete synonym 鸱尾/鴟尾 → 鸱甍/鴟甍 Edit Delete synonym 鸱尾/鴟尾 → 鸱吻/鴟吻 Edit Delete synonym 鸱尾/鴟尾 → 祠尾/祠尾 Edit Delete same_as 鸱吻/鴟吻 → 鸱尾/鴟尾 Edit Delete
鸱尾/ 鴟尾 chīwěi ornamental roof ridge A beast-shaped ornament on both ends of a traditional Chinese roof ridge, originally shaped like a tail and believed to ward off fire Edit Delete