Chinese Character 獅 Meanings and components.

Form

獅

Meaning

獅 meaning[3] in English

Lion.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 獅 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are three-stroke form of … (犭) , and surname Shi (師)

Its radical[1] is: 犬 (quan3) which means: Dog, Kangxi Radical 94, .犬quan3dog

In cangjie it is written with KHHRB

How to write 獅

To write獅shi1lion you should write a combination of 犭quan3three-stroke form … , 師shi1surname Shi arranged in a 吅 shape:

犭 + 師 = 獅

獅 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 獅 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 獅, looks as follow:

獅
Pinyin:shi1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Lion
犭
Pinyin:quan3
Meaning[3]: Three-Stroke Form Of Kangxi Radical 94 犬[Quan3]
師
Pinyin:shi1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
𠂤
Pinyin:dui1 Shape:吕
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
㠯
Pinyin:yi3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Old Variant Of 以[Yi3]
帀
Pinyin:za1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 匝[Za1]
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
巾
Pinyin:jin1
Meaning[3]: Towel . General Purpose Cloth . Women'S Headcovering (Old) . Kangxi Radical 50
冂
Pinyin:jiong1
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 13), Occurring In 用, 同, 网 Etc . See Also 同字框[Tong2 Zi4 Kuang4]
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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