獅

shī

lion

How to write 獅, stroke by stroke

(bound form) lion

Pictophonetic: semantic 犭 (animal), phonetic 師

Made of 犭 + 師

獅子shī zilion
海獅hǎi shīsea lion
舞獅wǔ shīlion dance (traditional Chinese dance form)
雄獅xióng shīmale lion
獅子狗shī zi gǒuPekingese; Pekinese
山獅shān shīmountain lion
獅子頭shī zi tóularge meatball ("lion's head")
獅虎獸shī hǔ shòuliger, hybrid cross between a male lion and a tigress
石獅子shí shī ziguardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc
耍獅子shuǎ shī zito perform a lion dance
虎獅獸hǔ shī shòutigon or tiglon, hybrid cross between a male tiger and a lioness
鷹頭獅yīng tóu shīgriffin

我很驚訝竟然看到了獅子。
wǒ hěn jīng yà jìng rán kàn dào le shī zǐ 。
I was surprised to see a lion.
獅子是百獸之王。
shī zǐ shì bǎi shòu zhī wáng 。
The lion is the king of beasts.
長頸鹿一腳可以踢死獅子。
cháng jǐng lù yì jiǎo kě yǐ tī sǐ shī zǐ 。
A giraffe's kick could kill a lion.
獅群殺了角馬。
shī qún shā le jiǎo mǎ 。
The lions killed the wildebeest.
寧為貓頭不為獅尾。
níng wéi māo tóu bù wéi shī wěi 。
Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.