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狮 - shī

lion

lion

How to read 狮

Click 狮 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshī
Englishlion
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

狮城 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 狮子. Please read 狮鹫 one more time.

Common words with this character

the Lion City, nickname for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]
lion; CL:隻|只[zhi1],頭|头[tou2]
griffin
mountain lion

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 狮 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 狮城 and 狮子 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 狮.