狮鹫
shī​jiù

griffin

狮 shī lion Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 师 represents the sound. Simplified form of 獅.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

师
师 Sound component
shī teacher

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

鹫 jiù condor Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 就 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鷲.

Components

鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird
就
就 Sound component
jiù just，then

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

獅 shī lion Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 師 represents the sound.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

師
師 Sound component
shī teacher

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsri
Unicodeshri

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

鷲 condor Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 就 represents the sound.

Components

鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird
就
就 Sound component
jiù just，then

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangzuɡs
Unicodedzhiòu

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica