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lion

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Mammals
shī
シ
しし
사
Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 師 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (獅)
犭 dog (side)+ 師 teacher =
獅 lion
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog (side)
dog
犭 is a component form of 犬.
師 Phonetic component
teacher
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Simplified (狮)
犭 dog (side)+ 师 master =
狮 lion
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog (side)
dog
犭 is a component form of 犬.
师 Phonetic component
shī master
teacher, master, specialist
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Notes
Similar Characters
犯 criminal犰 armadillo犴 a wild dog犷 rude (simp)犸 mammoth (simp)犹 similar (simp)狁 a tribe of狂 crazy狃 to covet狄 tribe from northern china狈 animal (simp)狉 fox-cub狍 species狎 be familiar with狐 fox狒 baboon狗 dog狙 an ape狞 ferocious appearance (simp)狠 ruthless
Chinese
狮 / 獅 [shī]
lion
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (39)
狮子 [Shī​zǐ] #4,512
Leo (star sign)
狮子座 [Shī​zi​zuò] #27,382
Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
狮子狗 [shī​zi​gǒu] #15,404
Pekingese
美洲狮 [Měi​zhōu​shī] #16,216
cougar
海狮 [hǎi​shī] #19,661
sea lion
雄狮 [xióng​shī] #22,317
male lion
石狮 [Shí​shī] #16,595
Shishi county level city in Quanzhou 泉州[Quán​zhōu], Fujian
舞狮 [wǔ​shī] #30,619
lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form)
石狮市 [Shí​shī​shì] #31,712
Shishi county level city in Quanzhou 泉州[Quán​zhōu], Fujian
狮子头 [shī​zi​tóu] #54,624
lit. lion's head
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JAPANESE WORDS (32)
⭐ 獅子 [しし] #8,964
lion
獅子奮迅 [ししふんじん] #43,965
furious (energy, battle, etc.)
獅子王 [ししおう] #47,134
lion (king of beasts)
獅子身中の虫 [しししんちゅうのむし] #58,064
snake in one's bosom
獅子舞 [ししまい] #63,107
lion dance
しし座 [ししざ] #84,792
Leo (constellation)
獅子吼 [ししく] #87,124
lion's roar
獅子頭 [ししがしら] #89,706
lion mask
唐獅子 [からじし] #115,096
(mythical) Chinese lion
越後獅子 [えちごじし] #120,928
street performance by itinerant entertainers featuring a tumbling act in which a child performer wears a carved lion's head
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