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狮子

狮子 Shīzǐ

狮子 Shīzǐ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 9 English Translations of the word 狮子 Shīzǐ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Shīzǐ | Shi1 zi3
English translation
Leo (star sign)
Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣
>屏东县 Píng dōng Xiàn [Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
lion
CL: zhī
> zhǐ [zhī], tóu
> tóu [tóu]

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About 狮子 Shīzǐ

Read some general information about the Chinese word 狮子 Shīzǐ .

Traditional form

獅子

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 狮子 Shīzǐ

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 狮子 Shīzǐ .

shī

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. quǎn represents the meaning and Shī represents the sound. Simplified form of shī .

Phonetic compound

Shī

Semantic compound

quǎn

Positional decomposition

犭师

Number of Strokes

9

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a small child with its two arms outstretched.

Positional decomposition

了一

Number of Strokes

3

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Example sentences using 狮子 Shīzǐ

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dāng xiàng 狮子 Shīzǐ bān de 咆哮 páo xiào shí , shuí gǎn 顶嘴 dǐng zuǐ ?

Who dares to answer back when he roars like a lion?

zhè duì 五年 qián 发现 fāxiàn de 狮子 Shīzǐ shì 金属制 de .

The pair of lions which were found five years ago were metallic.

zhè zhǐ 狮子 Shīzǐ shì Chǒu guài de 斯芬克斯 sī fēn kè sī , gēn 他们 tā men 一样 yīyàng 迷失 mí shī zài zhè 黑暗 hēi àn de 深渊 shēn yuān .

The lion was a monster sphinx which was astray like them in that gulf of darkness.

走投无路 zǒu tóu wú lù de māo huì biàn 狮子 Shīzǐ 一样 yīyàng xiōng měng .

A cornered cat becomes as fierce as a lion.

Lóng yǎn 葡萄 pútao 别名 bié míng : Qiū 老虎 lǎohǔ yǎn 紫葡萄狮子 Shīzǐ yǎn .

Vitis alias: autumn purple, tiger eye, purple grapes, lions eye.

狮子 Shīzǐ Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 狮子 Shīzǐ and their own compounds.

狮子 Shīzǐ Compounds

See all 81 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 狮子 Shīzǐ in their composition.

  • shī
      • hǎo
        • nāo , hào
      • xiǎng
        • dūn
          • dūn , duì , tūn , dūn , duì , dūn , duì , , , , , , , , dùn , , , , ,
        • guō
        • shú
        • chún , chún , chún , zhūn , guǒ , dūn , duǒ , tūn , guō , tūn , rún , , chún , , , , , , , , zhūn , , , chún
      • yóu
      • zhuǎn
        • càn
          • chán , chán , zhàn , chǎn , ,
      • zǎi , , , jiǎn , mǎn , qióng , , , xué , , , , , , , , , yàn , , ,
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