懂中文 Dong Chinese

猎

liè

hunt

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 昔 represents the sound. Simplified form of 獵.

Components
犭 meaning component

犭  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

昔 sound component

昔  Sound component

xī

  

in the past, ancient times

Evolution

猎 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
猎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
猎 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
猎 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
猎 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

猎 (獵) 

liè

hunt; field sports; hunting

Most common words with 猎
Freq.
Word
Meaning

猎

hunting

猎人

hunter

猎物

prey

狩猎

to hunt

打猎

to go hunting