shī

(bound form) lion

dog (犭) + sound shī (师) = lion

The dog radical marks this as a wild animal. 师 contributes the sound shī and carries no meaning here.

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DogSemantic

动物园里有一只大子。

dòng wù yuán lǐ yǒu yī zhī dà shī zi。

There is a big lion in the zoo.

那头子正在草地上睡觉。

nà tóu shī zi zhèng zài cǎo dì shàng shuì jiào。

That lion is sleeping on the grass.

Words with 狮

金狮奖

jīn shī jiǎng

Golden Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival

银狮奖

yín shī jiǎng

Silver Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival

雄狮

xióng shī

male lion

雌狮

cí shī

lioness

雪山狮子

xuě shān shī zi

Snow lion, mythological animal, a banned symbol of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism

雪山狮子旗

xuě shān shī zi qí

Snow lion banner, banned flag of Tibetan independence movement, featuring mythological Snow Leopard

鹰头狮

yīng tóu shī

griffin

松狮犬

sōng shī quǎn

Chow Chow (dog breed)

人头狮身

rén tóu shī shēn

sphinx

小狮座

xiǎo shī zuò

Leo Minor (constellation)

山狮

shān shī

mountain lion

河东狮

hé dōng shī

shrew

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