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si1
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n. lion Stroke count: 13
Level: 4
Radical: 犬 (#94)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 | |
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獅子
si1 zi2 = lion; (placename) See Tze
獅城
si1 sing4 = Lion City
獅子星座
si1 zi2 sing1 zo6 = Leo
獅子魚
si1 zi2 jyu4*2 = a sea snail
人頭獅身
jan4 tau4 si1 san1 = sphinx
舞獅
mou5 si1 = a lion dance
海獅
hoi2 si1 = a sea lion
舞獅團
mou5 si1 tyun4 = lion dance troupes
醒獅
sing2 si1 = lion dance (lit., "awaken lion")
美洲獅
mei5 zau1 si1 = cougar; puma (lit., "American lion")See all 23 compounds |
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Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/174/]獅[/url][/big]
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<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/174/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">獅</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 獅
Unicode code for this character: U+7345 (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/174/]獅[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/174/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">獅</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 獅
Unicode code for this character: U+7345 (off-site link)
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