懂中文 Dong Chinese

狮

shī

lion

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

Components
犭 meaning component

犭  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

师 sound component

师  Sound component

shī

  

teacher

Evolution

狮 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
狮 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

狮 (獅) 

shī

lion

Most common words with 狮
Freq.
Word
Meaning

狮子

Leo (star sign)

狮子座

Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

狮

lion

狮子狗

Pekingese

美洲狮

cougar