Read Edit View history Discussion 獅 shī lion Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 師 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas shī × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 狮 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 犭 is a component form of 犬. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 獅 Simp strokes 獅 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 獅 Simp strokes 獅 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 獅 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 305, 817 ], [ 327, 780 ], [ 271, 672 ], [ 219, 604 ], [ 177, 562 ], [ 103, 510 ] ], [ [ 154, 762 ], [ 169, 736 ], [ 191, 721 ], [ 228, 678 ], [ 266, 602 ], [ 291, 483 ], [ 301, 352 ], [ 293, 211 ], [ 281, 143 ], [ 266, 101 ], [ 246, 80 ], [ 163, 132 ] ], [ [ 258, 516 ], [ 248, 444 ], [ 209, 381 ], [ 126, 276 ], [ 58, 210 ] ], [ [ 504, 829 ], [ 526, 801 ], [ 457, 695 ], [ 422, 651 ], [ 413, 649 ], [ 414, 643 ] ], [ [ 371, 640 ], [ 400, 601 ], [ 405, 538 ], [ 403, 315 ], [ 391, 189 ], [ 397, 129 ] ], [ [ 422, 626 ], [ 448, 627 ], [ 530, 655 ], [ 554, 643 ], [ 563, 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483 881 448 Q 881 414 882 370 Q 883 339 874 326 Q 868 319 828 329 Q 813 335 807 329 Q 803 325 816 315 Q 856 275 879 244 Q 892 232 908 239 Q 918 243 927 268 Q 943 308 939 354 Q 930 457 938 493 Q 945 506 937 514 Q 918 526 887 536 Q 871 543 857 536 Q 832 524 788 511 L 738 497 Q 704 491 660 483 C 630 478 649 448 678 454 Q 682 455 689 456 Q 714 463 738 470 L 787 483 Z", "M 738 470 Q 732 -22 739 -45 Q 742 -55 746 -61 Q 752 -68 759 -66 Q 777 -54 780 1 Q 789 85 787 167 Q 783 234 787 483 L 788 511 Q 789 557 800 599 Q 801 617 778 633 C 756 654 706 644 718 617 Q 737 587 738 497 L 738 470 Z" ] } 13 strokes 獅 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 305, 817 ], [ 327, 780 ], [ 271, 672 ], [ 219, 604 ], [ 177, 562 ], [ 103, 510 ] ], [ [ 154, 762 ], [ 169, 736 ], [ 191, 721 ], [ 228, 678 ], [ 266, 602 ], [ 291, 483 ], [ 301, 352 ], [ 293, 211 ], [ 281, 143 ], [ 266, 101 ], [ 246, 80 ], [ 163, 132 ] ], [ [ 258, 516 ], [ 248, 444 ], [ 209, 381 ], [ 126, 276 ], [ 58, 210 ] ], [ [ 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331 367 215 Q 354 164 387 125 Q 396 113 406 124 Q 419 145 421 245 L 421 278 Q 421 332 422 375 L 422 399 Z", "M 554 527 Q 573 596 596 616 Q 617 640 595 653 Q 577 663 552 679 Q 530 691 497 663 Q 428 636 417 632 C 389 621 399 597 427 606 Q 472 621 502 629 Q 523 636 528 627 Q 535 621 525 591 Q 516 563 507 529 C 499 500 546 498 554 527 Z", "M 423 475 Q 435 475 445 477 Q 482 487 564 501 Q 573 502 573 510 Q 573 517 554 527 L 507 529 L 505 529 Q 459 513 423 502 C 394 493 393 474 423 475 Z", "M 548 298 Q 564 358 584 375 Q 603 397 583 410 Q 567 420 542 435 Q 526 445 486 421 Q 456 409 422 399 C 393 390 392 371 422 375 Q 467 381 515 389 L 517 387 Q 523 381 503 301 C 496 272 540 269 548 298 Z", "M 421 245 Q 428 245 436 247 Q 476 257 562 267 Q 572 268 573 277 Q 573 284 548 298 C 529 309 529 309 503 301 Q 502 301 500 300 Q 457 287 421 278 C 392 271 391 243 421 245 Z", "M 778 633 Q 934 678 941 683 Q 950 692 944 700 Q 937 712 906 717 Q 876 721 793 687 Q 717 663 647 651 Q 610 642 638 627 Q 668 612 718 617 L 778 633 Z", "M 660 483 Q 638 493 625 493 Q 615 489 619 480 Q 647 420 620 335 Q 599 296 631 263 Q 635 253 645 257 Q 666 272 671 337 Q 674 430 678 454 C 681 474 681 474 660 483 Z", "M 787 483 Q 820 493 840 496 Q 861 499 868 492 Q 880 483 881 448 Q 881 414 882 370 Q 883 339 874 326 Q 868 319 828 329 Q 813 335 807 329 Q 803 325 816 315 Q 856 275 879 244 Q 892 232 908 239 Q 918 243 927 268 Q 943 308 939 354 Q 930 457 938 493 Q 945 506 937 514 Q 918 526 887 536 Q 871 543 857 536 Q 832 524 788 511 L 738 497 Q 704 491 660 483 C 630 478 649 448 678 454 Q 682 455 689 456 Q 714 463 738 470 L 787 483 Z", "M 738 470 Q 732 -22 739 -45 Q 742 -55 746 -61 Q 752 -68 759 -66 Q 777 -54 780 1 Q 789 85 787 167 Q 783 234 787 483 L 788 511 Q 789 557 800 599 Q 801 617 778 633 C 756 654 706 644 718 617 Q 737 587 738 497 L 738 470 Z" ] } 13 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese 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